Verse 12

Isaiah 21:12

Free Bible Version

12 The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but the night is coming again soon. If you want to ask again, then come back and ask.”

Original Language Text

hebrew

אָמַ֣ר שֹׁמֵ֔ר אָתָ֥ה בֹ֖קֶר וְ/גַם לָ֑יְלָה אִם תִּבְעָי֥וּ/ן בְּעָ֖יוּ שֻׁ֥בוּ אֵתָֽיוּ

English Translation

The keeper said, "You are morning and also night; if you demand, return to you."

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Chapter 21 Context

1 A message about the desert by the sea. Like storm winds passing through the Negev, something is comi... Focus ↗

2 a horrifying vision that has been explained to me. The betrayer still betrays; the destroyer still d... Focus ↗

3 As a result my body is filled with agony. I'm overwhelmed with pain, like the pain of a woman giving... Focus ↗

4 My mind falters; I shake in panic. The night I looked forward to has become terrifying. Focus ↗

5 They set the table, they spread out the rugs, they eat and drink… “Get up, officers! Prepare your sh... Focus ↗

6 This is what the Lord told me: “Go! Have a lookout keep watch, and make sure he reports what he sees... Focus ↗

7 When he sees chariots coming pulled by pairs of horses, riders on donkeys and on camels, he should w... Focus ↗

8 Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I'... Focus ↗

9 Now look! A man in a chariot with a pair of horses is coming.” Then he said, “Babylon has fallen, ha... Focus ↗

10 My poor downtrodden people, so badly mistreated, I have told you what I have heard from the Lord Alm... Focus ↗

11 A message about Edom. A voice is calling to me from Seir, asking, “Watchman, what time of night is i... Focus ↗

12 The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but the night is coming again soon. If you want to ask aga...

13 A message about Arabia. Caravans from Dedan, spend the night in the bushes. Focus ↗

14 People of Tema, take water to the thirsty, meet the refugees with food. Focus ↗

15 They're running away from a fierce battle, from swords, drawn swords, from bows and arrows. Focus ↗

16 This is what the Lord told me: “Within one year, just as a contract worker precisely counts years, a... Focus ↗

17 There will only be a few left of the archers, the warriors of Kedar.” The Lord, the God (Elohim) of... Focus ↗

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