Isaías 21:13

13 Mensaje acerca de Arabia
Este es el mensaje que recibí acerca de Arabia:
Oh caravanas de Dedán,
escóndanse en los desiertos de Arabia.

Isaías 21:13 Meaning and Commentary

Isaiah 21:13

The burden upon Arabia
Which lay heavy upon it, as a burden upon a beast; or "concerning" it, or "against" it, as Kimchi notes; which Arabia, or what part thereof, is meant, may be gathered from the names after mentioned. The Targum is,

``the burden of the cup of cursing, to give the Arabians to drink.''

Ben Melech says, these are the Arabians that dwell in the wilderness: in the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge;
not in their tents and huts, which they had used to carry with them, and set up where they pleased; since now in their fright and flight they would leave them behind them, and so be obliged to take up their lodging in woods and forests; perhaps the desert of Arabia Petraea is meant: O ye travelling companies of Dedanim;
or Dedanites; these were Arabians that descended from Jokshan, a son of Abraham by Keturah, ( Genesis 25:3 ) who were either shepherds, who went in companies together with their flocks, and moved from place to place for the sake of pasture; or rather were merchants, who went in caravans and troops with their merchandise from one country to another; see ( Ezekiel 27:15 Ezekiel 27:20 ) and who, because of the ravages of the enemy, would be glad of a lodging in the woods for security.

Isaías 21:13 In-Context

11 Mensaje acerca de Edom
Este es el mensaje que recibí acerca de Edom:
Alguien de Edom
sigue llamándome:
«Centinela, ¿cuánto falta para la mañana?
¿Cuándo se acabará la noche?».

12 El centinela contesta:
«Ya llega la mañana, pero pronto volverá la noche.
Si quieres preguntar otra vez, entonces regresa y pregunta».

13 Mensaje acerca de Arabia
Este es el mensaje que recibí acerca de Arabia:
Oh caravanas de Dedán,
escóndanse en los desiertos de Arabia.

14 Oh gente de Tema,
lleven agua a esta gente sedienta,
alimento a estos refugiados agotados.

15 Han huido de la espada,
de la espada desenvainada,
del arco tensado
y de los terrores de la batalla.