Isaiah 21:15

15 For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, from the stress of battle.

Isaiah 21:15 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 21:15

For they fled from the swords
Of their enemy, whom they could not withstand; perhaps the Assyrian army: from the drawn sword;
just ready to be sheathed in them: and from the bent bow;
just going to let the arrow fly at them: and from the grievousness of war:
too heavy for them to bear.

Isaiah 21:15 In-Context

13 An oracle against Arabia: You will camp for the night in the scrublands of the desert, you caravans of Dedanites.

14 Bring water for the thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema meet the refugees with food.

15 For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, from the stress of battle.

16 For the Lord said this to me: "Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.

17 The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.