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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 21:11

Analysis of Isaiah 21:11, Isaiah 21:12. - VISION 17. Dumah, or Idumea.This prophecy is very obscure. It comprises but two verses. When it was delivered, or on what occasion, or what was its design, it is not easy to determine. Its brevity has contributed much to its obscurity; nor, amidst the variety of interpretations which have been proposed, is it possible to ascertain with entire certainty the true explanation. Perhaps no portion of the Scriptures, of equal length, has been subjected to a... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Isaiah 21:11-12

Isaiah 21:11-12. The burden of Dumah Or Idumea, as appears by the mention of mount Seir, which follows. This prophecy, “from the uncertainty of the occasion on which it was uttered, and from the brevity of the expression,” is acknowledged to be extremely obscure. The general opinion of interpreters seems to be, that it refers to the time of some common calamity, which the prophet foresaw would oppress Judea and the neighbouring countries, as suppose the invasion of the Assyrians, or the... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Isaiah 21:11-17

Edomites and Arabs (21:11-17)The prophet has a short message for the people of Edom, who cry out from their stronghold in Mt Seir, asking how much longer they must be oppressed. The answer is not encouraging. They will get a brief relief from their sufferings, but then they will be oppressed again (11-12).Wandering Arabs also will suffer from the cruel attacks of the invaders. Thirsty and hungry, they will flee from place to place looking for safety and shelter (13-15). But whatever refuge they... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Isaiah 21:11

burden. The sixth of the seven burdens. Dumah = Edom. An abbreviated form of fuller name "Idumea" (Isaiah 34:5 .Ezekiel 35:15 ; Ezekiel 36:5 .Mark 3:8; Mark 3:8 ). Dumah = silence, prophetic of its end. Seir. The inheritance of Esau (or Edom). what of the night? = how far is it in the night? Note the Figure of speech Epizeuxis . Repeated in an abbreviated form thus: Hebrew. shomer mah-millayelah? shomer ma-milleyl ? = how far gone is the night? how far gone the night? This is Edom's... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Isaiah 21:11

THE BURDEN OF EDOM (Isaiah 21:11-12)"The Burden of Dumah. One called unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye; turn ye, come."Dumah is usually understood as some kind of a name for Edom, due to the mention of Seir in the passage, which city was the capital of Edom. No one knows exactly how this designation came about. Dumah was one of the twelve sons of Ishmael who... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Isaiah 21:11-12

Isaiah 21:11-12. The burden of Dumah— The neighbouring nations insulting the people of God for the common calamities to which they were exposed together with them, though they boasted themselves to be the elect and favourite people of the Lord, the prophet introduces the Idumaeans, in the time of common calamity, inquiring of a Jewish prophet into the quality and duration of that calamity; not quite irreligiously, but doubtfully. The prophet, by whom is meant Isaiah himself, informs them, that... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Isaiah 21:11

11. Dumah—a tribe and region of Ishmael in Arabia (Genesis 25:14; 1 Chronicles 1:30); now called Dumah the Stony, situated on the confines of Arabia and the Syrian desert; a part put for the whole of Edom. VITRINGA thinks "Dumah," Hebrew, "silence," is here used for Idumea, to imply that it was soon to be reduced to silence or destruction. Seir—the principal mountain in Idumea, south of the Dead Sea, in Arabia-Petræa. "He calleth" ought to be rather, "There is a call from Seir." to me—Isaiah.... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 21:11

An Edomite kept asking Isaiah, the watchman who saw by prophetic revelation how things would go (cf. Isaiah 21:6-9), how long the night of oppression on his nation would last. "Edom" is "Dumah" in the Hebrew text, a word play. Dumah also may have been the name of a place in Edom or the Akkadian designation for Edom (Udumu). The Dumah in Genesis 25:14 was one of Ishmael’s rather than Esau’s descendants. Dumah means "silence," which is appropriate here since this oracle is silent (Heb. dumah)... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Isaiah 21:11-12

The oracle against Edom 21:11-12Compared to the second oracle in the first series of five, this one reveals greater ignorance about what is coming. read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - Isaiah 21:11-12

The Fate of EdomAn oracle concerning Edom, here symbolically called Dumah (’silence’), because of the silence and desolation in store for it. The prophecy, like that which follows, refers to a time when the peoples concerned were in danger, probably from the Assyrians; and, as Sargon was waging war in these districts both in 720 and 711 b.c., the two prophecies may be referred to either of these years.11, 12. To the enquiring Edomites the prophet gives enigmatic answer—while the immediate... read more