Isaiah 21:15
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Isaiah 21:15 in other translations
| BSB | For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. |
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| WEB | For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle. |
| ASV | For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
| YLT | For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle. |
| DARBY | For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
| BBE | For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war. |
| Webster | For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
What does Isaiah 21:15 mean?
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 21:13-17
The Arabians lived in tents, and kept cattle. A destroying army shall be brought upon them, and make them an easy prey. We know not what straits we may be brought into before we die. Those may know the want of necessary food who now eat bread to the full. Neither the skill of archers, nor the courage of mighty men, can protect from the judgments of God. That is poor glory, which will thus quickly come to nothing…
Isaiah 21:15 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 21:15
- Job 6:19-20
The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them. They were confounded because they had hoped; they came thither, and were ashamed.
- Isaiah 13:14
And it shall be as the chased roe, and as a sheep that no man taketh up: they shall every man turn to his own people, and flee every one into his own land.
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Context
- Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
- Isaiah 21:15
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
- Isaiah 21:16
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
Isaiah 21:15 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque de la presencia de las espadas huyen, de la presencia de la espada desnuda, de la presencia del arco entesado, de la presencia del peso de la batalla. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | car ils s’enfuient devant les épées, devant l’épée dégainée, et devant l’arc tendu, et devant le poids de la guerre. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn sie flüchten vor den Schwertern, vor dem gezückten Schwerte und vor dem gespannten Bogen und vor der Wucht des Krieges. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | A facie enim gladiorum fugerunt, a facie gladii imminentis, a facie arcus extenti, a facie gravis prælii. |