13 This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites. 14 Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. 15 For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.
Isaiah 21:13–15
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Job 6:18–20
18 Caravans turn aside from their routes; they go into the wasteland and perish. 19 The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it. 20 They are confounded because they had hoped; their arrival brings disappointment.
Jeremiah 49:7–9
7 Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? 8 Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. 9 I…
Isaiah 21:1–2
1 This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror. 2 A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam!…
Jeremiah 48:5–7
5 For on the ascent to Luhith they weep bitterly as they go, and on the descent to Horonaim cries of distress resound over the destruction: 6 ‘Flee! Run for your lives! Become like a juniper in the desert.’ 7 Because you trust in your works and treasures, you too wil…
Isaiah 10:30–32
30 Cry aloud, O Daughter of Gallim! Listen, O Laishah! O wretched Anathoth! 31 Madmenah flees; the people of Gebim take refuge. 32 Yet today they will halt at Nob, shaking a fist at the mount of Daughter Zion, at the hill of Jerusalem.
Jeremiah 10:16–18
16 The Portion of Jacob is not like these, for He is the Maker of all things, and Israel is the tribe of His inheritance— the LORD of Hosts is His name. 17 Gather up your belongings from this land, you who live under siege. 18 For this is what the LORD says: “Behold, at…
Jeremiah 48:18–20
18 Come down from your glory; sit on parched ground, O daughter dwelling in Dibon, for the destroyer of Moab has come against you; he has destroyed your fortresses. 19 Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, ‘What… 20 …
Jeremiah 46:5–7
5 Why am I seeing this? They are terrified, they are retreating; their warriors are defeated, they flee in haste without looking back; terror is on every side!” declares the LORD. 6 “The swift cannot flee, and the warrior cannot escape! In the north by the River E…
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