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Isaiah 21:13-17

The Pulpit Commentary · Joseph S. Exell and contributors · Public Domain

THE BURDEN OF ARABIA. Edom will have companions in misfortune among the Arab tribes upon her borders, Dedan, Tema, and Kedar. War will enter their territory, derange their commerce (Isaiah 21:13), cause flight and privation (Isaiah 21:14, Isaiah 21:15), and within a year greatly diminish the number of their fighting men (Isaiah 21:16, Isaiah 21:17).

The date of the prophecy is uncertain, but can scarcely be earlier than B.C. 715, when Sargon made an expedition into Arabia.

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