Isaiah 21:14

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“Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.”

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BSBPD

“Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 21:14 — 8 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Genesis 25:15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
  2. Judges 8:4Then Gideon and his three hundred men came to the Jordan and crossed it, exhausted yet still in pursuit.
  3. 1 Chronicles 1:30Nebaioth the firstborn of Ishmael, then Kedar, Adbeel, Mibsam, Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
  4. Job 6:19The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.
  5. Proverbs 25:21If your enemy is hungry, give him food to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink.
  6. Isaiah 16:3“Give us counsel; render a decision. Shelter us at noonday with shade as dark as night. Hide the refugees; do not betray the one who flees.
  7. Romans 12:20On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him a drink. For in so doing, you will heap burning coals on his head.”
  8. 1 Peter 4:9Show hospitality to one another without complaining.

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