Isaiah 21:15

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

17 At that time only a few of the archers, the soldiers of Kedar, will be left alive." The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.