a21:13-17
bJer 49:28-33
c21:13
dEzek 27:20
e38:13
fIsa 21:1-10
gJer 49:28-29
h21:14
i21:15
j21:16
k60:7
lEzek 27:21

‏ Isaiah 21:13-16

Summary for Isa 21:13-17: 21:13-17  a Cp. Jer 49:28-33  b. 21:13  c Dedan was a tribe in Arabia (see Ezek 27:20  d; 38:13  e).

• Caravans would hide in the deserts of Arabia from attacks by the Assyrians and Babylonians, both of whom harassed the Arabian tribes (see Isa 21:1-10  f; Jer 49:28-29  g).
21:14  h Tema was an oasis in Arabia on a main trade route from Babylon.
21:15  i Assyrian weapons of war such as the drawn sword and the bent bow were highly advanced compared to the primitive weapons used by desert peoples.
21:16  j Kedar was an Arabian tribe that had great wealth and possessions (see 60:7  k; Ezek 27:21  l).
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