Isaiah 21:14

14 Bring water to the thirsty, you who live in Teima, greet the fugitives with food;

Isaiah 21:14 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 21:14

The inhabitants of the land of Tema
This country had its name from Tema, one of the sons of Ishmael, ( Genesis 25:15 ) . The Targum calls it the land of the south, as if it was Teman. These people were Arabians, and are here said to assist their countrymen, the Dedanites, in distress: brought water to him that was thirsty;
as travellers are wont to be, especially in a desert land, and when fleeing from an enemy; in which circumstances the travelling companies of Dedanim now were: they prevented with their bread him that fled;
gave it to him, being hungry and necessitous, without asking for it. Now all this seems to show what calamities should come upon the inhabitants of some parts of Arabia; that they should lodge in a forest, be hungry and thirsty, and flee before their enemy, as follows.

Isaiah 21:14 In-Context

12 The watchman answers: "Morning is coming, but also the night. If you want to ask, ask! Come back again!"

13 A prophecy about Arabia: You caravans of D'danim will camp in the desert growth of Arabia.

14 Bring water to the thirsty, you who live in Teima, greet the fugitives with food;

15 because they are fleeing the sword, the drawn sword, the bent bow and the press of battle.

16 For this is what Adonai has told me: "Within a year [and not a day more], as if a hired worker were keeping track of the time, the glory of Kedar will come to an end.