Isaiah 21:11

¶ The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

The burden {H4853} of Dumah {H1746}. He calleth {H7121} to me out of Seir {H8165}, Watchman {H8104}, what of the night {H3915}? Watchman {H8104}, what of the night {H3915}?

A prophecy about Dumah: Someone is calling to me from Se'ir: "Watchman, how much longer is it night? Watchman, how much longer is it night?"

This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”

The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

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Cross-References

  • Genesis 25:14 (7 votes)

    And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

  • Obadiah 1:1 (5 votes)

    ¶ The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

  • Obadiah 1:16 (5 votes)

    For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, [so] shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

  • Joel 3:19 (4 votes)

    Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence [against] the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

  • Amos 1:6 (4 votes)

    Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away [the punishment] thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver [them] up to Edom:

  • Deuteronomy 2:5 (3 votes)

    Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau [for] a possession.

  • Isaiah 63:1 (3 votes)

    ¶ Who [is] this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this [that is] glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.