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Isaiah 21:12

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21:12The watchman replies,

“Morning is coming, but then night.22

If you want to ask, ask;

come back again.”23

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Footnotes

  1. 22 Dumah will experience some relief, but it will be short-lived as night returns.
  2. 23 The point of the watchman’s final instructions (“if you want to ask, ask; come again”) is unclear. Perhaps they are included to add realism to the dramatic portrayal. The watchman sends the questioner away with the words, “Feel free to come back and ask again.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The watchman says:

“Morning comes, and also the night.

If you will inquire, inquire;

come back again.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The watchman replies,

“Morning is coming, but also the night.

If you would ask, then ask;

and come back yet again.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The watchman said,

“Morning has come, and also night.

If you want to ask, ask!

Come back again.”

NLTNew Living Translation

The watchman replies,

“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.

If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The watchman says,

“Morning comes,

and also the night.

If you will inquire, inquire;

come back again.”

KJV 1900King James Version

The watchman said,

The morning cometh, and also the night:

If ye will inquire, inquire ye:

Return, come.