Isaiah 21:14

14 They gave water to thirsty travelers; the people of Tema gave food to those who were escaping.

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 then night will come again. If you have something to ask, then come back and ask."

13 This is a message about Arabia: spent the night near some trees in Arabia.

14 They gave water to thirsty travelers; the people of Tema gave food to those who were escaping.

15 They were running from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, from a hard battle.

16 This is what the Lord said to me: "In one year all the glory of the country of Kedar will be gone. (This is a year as a hired helper counts time.)