Isaiah 21:13

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“This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.”

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BSBPD

“This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 21:13 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:3Jokshan was the father of Sheba and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were the Asshurites, the Letushites, and the Leummites.
  2. 1 Kings 10:15not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:9The sons of Cush: Seba, Havilah, Sabta, Raamah, and Sabteca. The sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.
  4. 1 Chronicles 1:32The sons born to Keturah, Abraham’s concubine: Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah. The sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.
  5. Isaiah 13:1This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
  6. Isaiah 13:20She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there.
  7. Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
  8. Jeremiah 25:24all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
  9. Jeremiah 49:8Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him.
  10. Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
  11. Ezekiel 27:15The men of Dedan were your clients; many coastlands were your market; they paid you with ivory tusks and ebony.
  12. Ezekiel 27:20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
  13. Galatians 4:25Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children.

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