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The watchmanשֹׁמֵרsaid,אָמַר“Morningבֹקֶרcomes,אָתָהand alsoוְגַםnight.לָיְלָהIfאִםyou will inquire,תִּבְעָיוּןinquire;בְּעָיוּcome back,שֻׁבוּcome.”אֵתָיוּ
Isaiah 21:12
Study it in the app“The watchman said, “Morning comes, and also night. If you will inquire, inquire; come back, come.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 21:12, word by word
- The watchmanשֹׁמֵרshomer
guard
To watch over, protect from all harm.
Where else “shomer” appears- saidאָמַרamar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appears- “Morningבֹקֶרvoker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “voker” appears- comesאָתָהata
come
To arrive at a place or a moment, to become present.
Where else “ata” appears- nightלָיְלָהlayla
night
Night.
Where else “layla” appears- you will inquireתִּבְעָיוּtivayu
inquire
To search for something carefully, asking or ransacking until it is found.
Where else “tivayu” appears- come backשֻׁבוּshuvu
return
To go back to a place.
Where else “shuvu” appears
The context
11The burden of Dumah. One calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
12 · This verse (above)
13The burden in Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will spend the night, caravans of Dedanites.