“The watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.””
— WEB
Isaiah 21:12
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“The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.”
— KJV
“The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.”
— ASV
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Commentary
Reply of the prophet, The morning (prosperity) cometh, and (soon after follows) the night (adversity). Though you, Idumeans, may have a gleam of prosperity, it will soon be followed by adversity again. Otherwise, as BARNES, "Prosperity cometh (to the Jews) to be quickly followed by adversity (to you, Idumeans, who exult in the fall of Jerusalem, have seized on the southern part of their land in their absence during the captivity, and now deride them by your question)" (Isa 34:5-7). This view is favored by Oba 1:10-21. if ye will inquire, inquire--If ye choose to consult me again, do so (similar phrases occur in Gen 43:14; Kg2 7:4; Est 4:16). return, come--"Be converted to God (and then), come" [GESENIUS]; you will then receive a more favorable answer. Probably in the wars between Assyria and Egypt; Idumea and Arabia lay somewhat on the intermediate line of march.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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