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Isaiah 21:14
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Bring water for the thirsty.The inhabitants of the land of Temameet the refugees with food.
To him who was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
To the thirsty bring water; meet the fugitive with bread, O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
Bring water for the thirsty, You inhabitants of the land of Tema; Meet the fugitive with bread.
They gave water to thirsty travelers; the people of Tema gave food to those who were escaping.
Bring water for the thirsty [Dedanites], O inhabitants of the land of Tema [in Arabia]; Meet the fugitive with bread.
To him who was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
O inhabitants of the lande of Tema, bring foorth water to meete the thirstie, and preuent him that fleeth with his bread.
Bring water to meet the thirsty,O inhabitants of the land of Tema,Meet with bread the one who has fled.
Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema, meet the refugees with food.
to bring water for those who are thirsty. You people of Tema must bring food for the hungry refugees.
Bring water to the thirsty, you who live in Teima, greet the fugitives with food;
Bring ye water to meet the thirsty! The inhabitants of the land of Tema come forth with their bread for him that fleeth.
They gave water to some thirsty travelers. The people of Tema gave them food.
Meet the thirsty, bring water, O you inhabitants of the land of the south! Meet those who are fleeing with your bread.
When you happen to meet the thirsty, bring water. Inhabitants of the land of Tema came to meet the fugitive with his bread.
The people of the land of Tema bring water to him who is thirsty; they went to meet the fugitive with his bread.
Mete the thurstie with water, (o ye citisens of Hema) mete those with bred that are fled.
Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.
Unto him that is thirsty bring ye water! The inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitive with his bread.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they preuented with their bread him that fled.
The inhabitours of the lande of Thema brought foorth water to hym that was thirstie, they preuented hym that was fled away with their bread.
Ye that dwell in the country of Thaeman, bring water to meet him that is thirsty;
Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
Ye that dwellen in the lond of the south, renne, and bere watir to the thristi; and renne ye with looues to hym that fleeth.
To him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they met with their bread him that fled.
Bring out some water for the thirsty. You who live in the land of Tema, bring some food for the fugitives.
O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty; With their bread they met him who fled.
O people of Tema, bring water to these thirsty people, food to these weary refugees.
Bring water for the thirsty. O people of the land of Tema, give bread to the one who is running from trouble.
Bring water to the thirsty, meet the fugitive with bread, O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
To meet the thirsty, bring ye water, - Ye dwellers in the land of Tema; With bread for him, get in advance of him that is in flight!
Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth.
To the thirsty bring water, meet the fugitive with bread, O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.
Bring water for the thirsty, O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Meet the fugitive with bread.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Tema: Genesis 25:15, 1 Chronicles 1:30, Job 6:19
brought: or, bring ye, Isaiah 16:3, Isaiah 16:4, Judges 8:4-8, Proverbs 25:21, Romans 12:20, 1 Peter 4:9
Reciprocal: Genesis 24:17 - water of 2 Samuel 17:29 - The people Jeremiah 25:23 - Dedan
Cross-References
The angel of the Lord met Hagar at a spring in the desert on the road to Shur
Early the next morning Abraham hurried to the place where he had stood in the presence of the Lord .
Sarah said, "God has brought me joy and laughter. Everyone who hears about it will laugh with me."
Then she added, "Who would have said to Abraham that Sarah would nurse children? Yet I have borne him a son in his old age."
So make a vow here in the presence of God that you will not deceive me, my children, or my descendants. I have been loyal to you, so promise that you will also be loyal to me and to this country in which you are living."
Abraham complained to Abimelech about a well which the servants of Abimelech had seized.
And so the place was called Beersheba, because it was there that the two of them made a vow.
Then Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba and worshiped the Lord , the Everlasting God.
Early the next morning Abraham cut some wood for the sacrifice, loaded his donkey, and took Isaac and two servants with him. They started out for the place that God had told him about.
Abraham went back to his servants, and they went together to Beersheba, where Abraham settled.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
The inhabitants of the land of Tema,.... This country had its name from Tema, one of the sons of Ishmael, Genesis 25:15. The Targum calls it the land of the south, as if it was Teman. These people were Arabians, and are here said to assist their countrymen, the Dedanites, in distress:
brought water to him that was thirsty; as travellers are wont to be, especially in a desert land, and when fleeing from an enemy; in which circumstances the travelling companies of Dedanim now were:
they prevented with their bread him that fled; gave it to him, being hungry and necessitous, without asking for it. Now all this seems to show what calamities should come upon the inhabitants of some parts of Arabia; that they should lodge in a forest, be hungry and thirsty, and flee before their enemy, as follows.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Of the land of Tema - Tema was one of the sons of Ishmael Genesis 25:15, and is supposed to have populated the city of Thema in Arabia Deserta. The word denotes hero one of the tribes of Ishmael, or of the Arabians. Job speaks Job 6:19 of ‘the troops of Tema,’ and Jeremiah Jeremiah 25:23 connects Tema and Dedan together. Jerome and Eusebius say that the village of Theman (Θαιμάν Thaiman) existed in their time. It was, according to Jerome, five, and according to Eusebius, fifteen miles from Petra, and was then occupied as a Roman garrison (Onomas Urb. et Locor). Ptolemy speaks of a city called Themme (Θαιμάν Themmē) in Arabia Deserta. This city lies, according to D’Anville, in longitude 57 degrees East, and in latitude 27 degrees North. According to Seetsen, it is on the road usually pursued by caravans from Mecca to Damascus. Lowth renders it ‘The southern country,’ but without authority. The Septuagint renders it, Θαιμάν Thaiman - ‘Thaiman.’
Brought water - Margin, ‘Bring ye.’ This might be rendered in the imperative, but the connection seems rather to require that it be read as a declaration that they did so. To bring water to the thirsty was an act of hospitality, and especially in eastern countries, where water was so scarce, and where it was of so much consequence to the traveler in the burning sands and deserts. The idea is, that the inhabitants of the land would be oppressed and pursued by an enemy; and that the Arabians, referred to by the prophet Isaiah 21:13, would be driven from their homes; and be dependent on others; that they would wander through the vast deserts, deprived of the necessaries of life; and that they would be dependent on the charity of the people of Tema for the supply of their needs. The following illustration of this passage has been kindly furnished me by the Rev. Eli Smith, missionary to Syria, showing that Isaiah, in mentioning “hospitality” as one of the virtues of the inhabitants of Tema, drew from the life. ‘Even in Hebrew prophecy hospitality is distinctly recognized as a trait in the Arab character. Isaiah says, “the inhabitants of Tema,” etc. Tema is known as an oasis in the heart of Arabia, between Syria and Mecca. And among the scraps of ante-Mahometan poetry that have reached us, is one by Samaciel, a prince of this same Tema. In extolling the virtues of his tribe he says -
“No fire of ours was ever extinguished at night without a guest, and of our guests never did one disparage us.”
‘In the passage quoted from Isaiah, it is to the thirsty and hungry in flight, that the inhabitants of Tema are represented as bringing water and bread, as if hastening to afford them protection. The extent to which this protection is sometimes carried, is finely illustrated by a traditionary anecdote in the life of Samaciel, the prince and poet of Tema just mentioned. In some feud among the tribes in his neighborhood, a prince (Amru el-Keis) fled to Samaciel, left with him his treasures, and was conducted by him beyond the reach of his enemies. They assembled their forces, and marched upon Tema. On their way Samaciel’s son fell into their hands. Presenting the young man before his castle, they proposed to the father the dreadful alternative, of delivering up to them what his guest had left, or seeing his son massacred. Samaciel’s sense of honor dictated the reply -
“He honored me, and I’ll honor him ... Treachery is a chain to the neck that never wears out.” So he defended the rights of his guest, and his son was slain.’
They prevented - Our word ‘prevent’ usually means at present, to hinder, to obstruct. But in the Scriptures, and in the Old English sense of the word, it means to anticipate, to go before. That is the sense of the word קדמוּ qidemû here. They “anticipated” their needs by bread; that is, they supplied them. This was an ancient and an honorable rite of hospitality. Thus Melchizedek Genesis 14:17-18 is said to have come out and met Abraham, when returning victorious from the slaughter of Chedorlaomer, with bread and wine.
Him that fled - The inhabitant of the land of Arabia that fled before the invader, perhaps the inhabitants of Kedar Isaiah 21:16, or of some other part of Arabia. It is not meant that the “whole” land of Arabia would be desolate, but that the invasion would come upon certain parts of it; and the inhabitants of other portions - as of Tema - would supply the needs of the fugitives.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Isaiah 21:14. The land of Tema - "The southern country"] Θαιμαν, Sept.; Austri, Vulg. They read תימן teiman, which seems to be right; for probably the inhabitants of Tema might be involved in the same calamity with their brethren and neighbours of Kedar, and not in a condition to give them assistance, and to relieve them, in their flight before the enemy, with bread and water. To bring forth bread and water is an instance of common humanity in such cases of distress; especially in those desert countries in which the common necessaries of life, more particularly water, are not easily to be met with or procured. Moses forbids the Ammonite and Moabite to be admitted into the congregation of the Lord to the tenth generation. One reason which he gives for this reprobation is their omission of the common offices of humanity towards the Israelites; "because they met them not with bread and water in the way, when they came forth out of Egypt," Deuteronomy 23:4.
