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Isaiah 21:11

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¶ The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
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  1. Genesis 25:14Rank 1 from verse 11
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    14And Mishma, and Dumah, and Massa,

  2. Obadiah 1:1–16Rank 2 from verse 11
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    1THE vision of Obadiah. Thus saith the Lord God concerning Edom; We have heard a rumour from the Lord, and an ambassador is sent among the heathen, Arise ye, and let us rise up against her in battle.

    2Behold, I have made thee small among the heathen: thou art greatly despised.

    3¶ The pride of thine heart hath deceived thee, thou that dwellest in the clefts of the rock, whose habitation is high; that saith in his heart, Who shall bring me down to the ground?

    4Though thou exalt thyself as the eagle, and though thou set thy nest among the stars, thence will I bring thee down, saith the Lord.

    5If thieves came to thee, if robbers by night, (how art thou cut off!) would they not have stolen till they had enough? if the grapegatherers came to thee, would they not leave some grapes?

    6How are the things of Esau searched out! how are his hidden things sought up!

    7All the men of thy confederacy have brought thee even to the border: the men that were at peace with thee have deceived thee, and prevailed against thee; they that eat thy bread have laid a wound under thee: there is none understanding in him.

    8Shall I not in that day, saith the Lord, even destroy the wise men out of Edom, and understanding out of the mount of Esau?

    9And thy mighty men, O Teman, shall be dismayed, to the end that every one of the mount of Esau may be cut off by slaughter.

    10¶ For thy violence against thy brother Jacob shame shall cover thee, and thou shalt be cut off for ever.

    11In the day that thou stoodest on the other side, in the day that the strangers carried away captive his forces, and foreigners entered into his gates, and cast lots upon Jerusalem, even thou wast as one of them.

    12But thou shouldest not have looked on the day of thy brother in the day that he became a stranger; neither shouldest thou have rejoiced over the children of Judah in the day of their destruction; neither shouldest thou have spoken proudly in the day of distress.

    13Thou shouldest not have entered into the gate of my people in the day of their calamity; yea, thou shouldest not have looked on their affliction in the day of their calamity, nor have laid hands on their substance in the day of their calamity;

    14Neither shouldest thou have stood in the crossway, to cut off those of his that did escape; neither shouldest thou have delivered up those of his that did remain in the day of distress.

    15For the day of the Lord is near upon all the heathen: as thou hast done, it shall be done unto thee: thy reward shall return upon thine own head.

    16For as ye have drunk upon my holy mountain, so shall all the heathen drink continually, yea, they shall drink, and they shall swallow down, and they shall be as though they had not been.

  3. Amos 1:6Rank 3 from verse 11
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    6¶ Thus saith the Lord; For three transgressions of Gaza, and for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they carried away captive the whole captivity, to deliver them up to Edom:

  4. Joel 3:19Rank 4 from verse 11
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    19Egypt shall be a desolation, and Edom shall be a desolate wilderness, for the violence against the children of Judah, because they have shed innocent blood in their land.

  5. 1 Chronicles 1:30Rank 5 from verse 11
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    30Mishma, and Dumah, Massa, Hadad, and Tema,

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Isaiah 21:11

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burden

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Sense 1: A load carried; a weight, hardship, duty, or responsibility; also a solemn message laid upon a speaker. Sense 2: To weigh down or oppress.

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out

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Outside, away from within, forth, absent, or no longer in a stated condition.

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watchman

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A person stationed to stay alert, observe, guard, detect approach or danger, and report or warn what is seen.

Meaning drawn from: KJV context and cross-references · Webster 1828

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night

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1. The dark part of the daily cycle distinguished from day, from evening until morning, or any portion of it. 2. A time or condition compared with night or darkness.

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10O 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.

11¶ The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

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12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.

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