# Isaiah 21 ## Isaiah 21:1 - [KJV] The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; *so* it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. - [ASV] The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. - [YLT] The burden of the wilderness of the sea. 'Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:1 - ## Isaiah 21:2 - [KJV] A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. - [ASV] A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. - [YLT] A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:2 - ## Isaiah 21:3 - [KJV] Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing *of it*; I was dismayed at the seeing *of it*. - [ASV] Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. - [YLT] Therefore filled have been my loins *with* great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:3 - ## Isaiah 21:4 - [KJV] My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. - [ASV] My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. - [YLT] Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me, ### Notes on Isaiah 21:4 - ## Isaiah 21:5 - [KJV] Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, *and* anoint the shield. - [ASV] They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. - [YLT] Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield, ### Notes on Isaiah 21:5 - ## Isaiah 21:6 - [KJV] For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. - [ASV] For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth: - [YLT] For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.' ### Notes on Isaiah 21:6 - ## Isaiah 21:7 - [KJV] And he saw a chariot *with* a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, *and* a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: - [ASV] and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed. - [YLT] And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention! ### Notes on Isaiah 21:7 - ## Isaiah 21:8 - [KJV] And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: - [ASV] And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; - [YLT] And he crieth -- a lion, 'On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:8 - ## Isaiah 21:9 - [KJV] And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, *with* a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. - [ASV] and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground. - [YLT] And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: 'Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:9 - ## Isaiah 21:10 - [KJV] O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. - [ASV] O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. - [YLT] O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!' ### Notes on Isaiah 21:10 - ## Isaiah 21:11 - [KJV] The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? - [ASV] The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? - [YLT] The burden of Dumah. Unto me is *one* calling from Seir 'Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?' ### Notes on Isaiah 21:11 - ## Isaiah 21:12 - [KJV] The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. - [ASV] The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come. - [YLT] The watchman hath said, 'Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.' ### Notes on Isaiah 21:12 - ## Isaiah 21:13 - [KJV] The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. - [ASV] The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. - [YLT] The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:13 - ## Isaiah 21:14 - [KJV] The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. - [ASV] Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. - [YLT] To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:14 - ## Isaiah 21:15 - [KJV] For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. - [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. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:15 - ## Isaiah 21:16 - [KJV] 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: - [ASV] For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; - [YLT] For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar. ### Notes on Isaiah 21:16 - ## Isaiah 21:17 - [KJV] And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken *it*. - [ASV] and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it. - [YLT] And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!' ### Notes on Isaiah 21:17 -