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Isaiah 21:13–15

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A Prophecy Against Arabia

13A prophecys against Arabia:t

You caravans of Dedanites,u

who camp in the thickets of Arabia,

14bring water for the thirsty;

you who live in Tema,v

bring food for the fugitives.

15They fleew from the sword,x

from the drawn sword,

from the bent bow

and from the heat of battle.

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Cross references

  1. sIsa 13:1
  2. tSee 2 Ch 9:14
  3. uSee Ge 10:7; See 25:3
  4. vSee Ge 25:15
  5. wSee Isa 13:14
  6. xIsa 31:8

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The oracle concerning Arabia.

In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge,

O caravans of Dedanites.

To the thirsty bring water;

meet the fugitive with bread,

O inhabitants of the land of Tema.

For they have fled from the swords,

from the drawn sword,

from the bent bow,

and from the press of battle.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A pronouncement concerning Arabia:

In the desert brush

you will camp for the night,

you caravans of Dedanites.

Bring water for the thirsty.

The inhabitants of the land of Tema

meet the refugees with food.

For they have fled from swords,

from the drawn sword,

from the bow that is strung,

and from the stress of battle.

NLTNew Living Translation

This message came to me concerning Arabia:

O caravans from Dedan,

hide in the deserts of Arabia.

O people of Tema,

bring water to these thirsty people,

food to these weary refugees.

They have fled from the sword,

from the drawn sword,

from the bent bow

and the terrors of battle.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

An oracle concerning Arabia:

You will spend the night in the thicket in a desert-plateau,

caravans of Dedanites.

When you happen to meet the thirsty, bring water.

Inhabitants of the land of Tema came to meet the fugitive with his bread.

For they have fled from the swords,

from the drawn sword and the bent bow,

and from the heaviness of the battle.

KJV 1900King James Version

The burden upon Arabia.

In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge,

O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty,

They prevented with their bread him that fled.

For they fled from the swords,

From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow,

And from the grievousness of war.