KJV King James Version
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
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Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
WEB World English Bible
They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
ASV American Standard Version
Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.
Surrounding context — Isaiah 21
11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.
13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken [it].
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לִקְרַ֥אתH7122 · qa.rato encounter: meetצָמֵ֖אH6771 · tsa.methirstyהֵתָ֣יוּH857 · a.tahto comeמָ֑יִםH4325 · ma.yimwaterיֹשְׁבֵי֙H3427 · ya.shavto dwellאֶ֣רֶץH776 · e.retsland: country/planetתֵּימָ֔אH8485 · te.maTemaבְּלַחְמ֖וֹH3899 · le.chemfoodקִדְּמ֥וּH6923 · qa.damto meetנֹדֵֽד׃H5074 · na.dadto wander
Cross-references
Genesis 25:15Hadar, and Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah:Job 6:19The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.Romans 12:20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.Proverbs 25:21If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat; and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink:1 Chronicles 1:30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,Judges 8:4-8And Gideon came to Jordan, [and] passed over, he, and the three hundred men that [were] with him, faint, yet pursuing [them].1 Peter 4:9Use hospitality one to another without grudging.Isaiah 16:3-4Take counsel, execute judgment; make thy shadow as the night in the midst of the noonday; hide the outcasts; bewray not him that wandereth.
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