Isaiah 21:15

15 For they have fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and 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 The oracle concerning the desert plain. In the scrub of the desert plain you will lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.

14 Bring water to the thirsty, meet the fugitive with bread, O inhabitants of the land of Tema.

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

16 For thus the Lord said to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end;

17 and the remaining bows of Kedar's warriors will be few; for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.