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Isaiah 21:13

King James Version (KJV)

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Isaiah 21:13

Verse 13 of 17

Scripture focus

The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

Isaiah 21:13 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Isaiah 21:13

Theological / Devotional

The burden upon Arabia. See on ch. 13:1. This is another cryptic prophecy. Caravans of Dedanites were to pass the night in the thickets of the Arabian Desert. From Jer. 49:7, 8 it would seem that the Dedanites dwelt in the neighborhood of Tema, south of Dumah and southeast of Edom. Dedan was famous as a trading center (Eze. 27:15, 20).

In Jer. 25:23, 24, both Dedan and Tema are mentioned in connection with “the kings of Arabia” and the “people that dwell in the desert.” Both Jeremiah and Ezekiel had messages of doom for Dedan (Jer. 49:8; Eze. 25:13). Dedan has been identified with the oasis of el-‘Ula in northern Hejaz.

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