Isaiah 21:7

BSB · Public Domain (CC0)

“When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.””

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BSBPD

“When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.””

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“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!”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Isaiah 21:7 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Isaiah 21:9Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
  2. Isaiah 37:24Through your servants you have taunted the Lord, and you have said: “With my many chariots I have ascended to the heights of the mountains, to the remote peaks of Lebanon. I have cut down its tallest cedars, the finest of its cypresses. I have reached its farthest heights, the densest of its forests.
  3. Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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