Isaiah 21:13 Cross References

Isaiah 21:13

13: This message came to me concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, hide in the deserts of Arabia.

The sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine, were Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan were Sheba and Dedan.

Jokshan's two sons were Sheba and Dedan. Dedan's descendants were the Asshurites, Letushites, and Leummites.

Merchants came to you from Dedan. Numerous coastlands were your captive markets; they brought payment in ivory tusks and ebony wood.

Babylon will never rise again. Generation after generation will come and go, but the land will never again be lived in. Nomads will refuse to camp there, and shepherds will not allow their sheep to stay overnight.

This did not include the additional revenue he received from merchants and traders, all the kings of Arabia, and the governors of the land.

The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.

Dedan traded their expensive saddle blankets with you.
"The Arabians and the princes of Kedar brought lambs and rams and goats in trade for your goods.

And now Jerusalem is just like Mount Sinai in Arabia, because she and her children live in slavery.

This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the LORD says: "Advance against Kedar! Blot out the warriors from the East!
Their flocks and tents will be captured, and their household goods and camels will be taken away. Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard: `We are terrorized at every turn!'
Flee for your lives," says the LORD. "Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you and is preparing to destroy you.
"Go up and attack those self-sufficient nomadic tribes," says the LORD. "They live alone in the desert without walls or gates.
Their camels and cattle will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in distant places. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction," says the LORD.

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