Isaiah 21:14

14 O people of Tema, bring water to these thirsty people, food to these weary refugees.

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 replies, “Morning is coming, but night will soon return. If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”

13 This message came to me concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, hide in the deserts of Arabia.

14 O people of Tema, bring water to these thirsty people, food to these weary refugees.

15 They have fled from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and the terrors of battle.

16 The Lord said to me, “Within a year, counting each day, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.