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Isaiah 21:11

The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

KJV

Onus Duma. Ad me clamat ex Seir : Custos, quid de nocte ? custos, quid de nocte ?

Vulgate

Τὸ ὅραμα τῆς Ἰδουμαίας. Πρὸς ἐμὲ καλεῖ παρὰ τοῦ Σηείρ Φυλάσσετε ἐπάλξεις.

LXX

The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

ASV

מַשָּׂ֖א דּוּמָ֑ה אֵלַ/י֙ קֹרֵ֣א מִ/שֵּׂעִ֔יר שֹׁמֵר֙ מַה מִ/לַּ֔יְלָה שֹׁמֵ֖ר מַה מִ/לֵּֽיל

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Dumah

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
דוּמָ֔ה
dvmh
proper_noun · 4×
יִּקְרָ֥א
yqr'
verb · 737×
לָ֑יְלָה
lylh
noun · 234×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַשָּׂ֖א
msh'
noun · 65×
שֹׁמְרֵ֥י
shmry
verb · 467×
שֵׂעִ֔יר
sh'yr
proper_noun · 39×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Chr 1:30 — Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,
  • Amos 1:6 — Thus saith the LORD; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:
  • Deut 2:5 — Meddle not with them; for I will not give you of their land, no, not so much as a foot breadth; because I have given mount Seir unto Esau for a possession.
  • Ezek 3:17 — Son of man, I have made thee a watchman unto the house of Israel: therefore hear the word at my mouth, and give them warning from me.
  • Ezek 35:1 — Moreover the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
  • Gen 25:14 — And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
  • Gen 25:14 — And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,
  • Gen 32:3 — And Jacob sent messengers before him to Esau his brother unto the land of Seir, the country of Edom.
  • Hab 2:1 — I will stand upon my watch, and set me upon the tower, and will watch to see what he will say unto me, and what I shall answer when I am reproved.
  • Isa 21:6 — For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
  • Isa 34:1 — Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it.
  • Isa 63:1 — Who is this that cometh from Edom, with dyed garments from Bozrah? this that is glorious in his apparel, travelling in the greatness of his strength? I that speak in righteousness, mighty to save.
  • Jer 6:17 — Also I set watchmen over you, saying, Hearken to the sound of the trumpet. But they said, We will not hearken.
  • Jer 37:17 — Then Zedekiah the king sent, and took him out: and the king asked him secretly in his house, and said, Is there any word from the LORD? And Jeremiah said, There is: for, said he, thou shalt be deliver
  • Jer 49:7 — Concerning Edom, thus saith the LORD of hosts; Is wisdom no more in Teman? is counsel perished from the prudent? is their wisdom vanished?
  • Joel 3:19 — Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.
  • Mal 1:2 — I have loved you, saith the LORD. Yet ye say, Wherein hast thou loved us? Was not Esau Jacob’s brother? saith the LORD: yet I loved Jacob,
  • Num 24:18 — And Edom shall be a possession, Seir also shall be a possession for his enemies; and Israel shall do valiantly.
  • Obad 1:1 — The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
  • Obad 1:1 — The vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord GOD concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the LORD, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.
  • Ps 137:7 — Remember, O LORD, the children of Edom in the day of Jerusalem; who said, Rase it, rase it, even to the foundation thereof.
  • Rom 13:11 — And that, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep: for now is our salvation nearer than when we believed.
  • Song 3:3 — The watchmen that go about the city found me: to whom I said, Saw ye him whom my soul loveth?