KJV King James Version
And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
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Isaiah 21:7
And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.”
WEB World English Bible
When he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with great attentiveness.”
ASV American Standard Version
and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he hath seen a chariot—a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention—He hath increased attention!
Surrounding context — Isaiah 21
4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, [and] anoint the shield.
6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7 And he saw a chariot [with] a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, [and] a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְרָ֣אָהH7200 · ra.ahto see: seeרֶ֗כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotצֶ֚מֶדH6776 · tse.medpairפָּֽרָשִׁ֔יםH6571 · pa.rashhorseרֶ֥כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotחֲמ֖וֹרH2543 · cha.mordonkeyרֶ֣כֶבH7393 · re.khevchariotגָּמָ֑לH1581 · ga.malcamelוְהִקְשִׁ֥יבH7181 · qa.shavto listenקֶ֖שֶׁבH7182 · qe.shevattentivenessרַב־H7227 · ravmanyקָֽשֶׁב׃H7182 · qe.shevattentiveness
Cross-references
Isaiah 21:9And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, [with] a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.Isaiah 37:24By thy servants hast thou reproached the Lord, and hast said, By the multitude of my chariots am I come up to the height of the mountains, to the sides of Lebanon; and I will cut down the tall cedars thereof, [and] the choice fir trees thereof: and I will enter into the height of his border, [and] the forest of his Carmel.Hebrews 2:1Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let [them] slip.
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