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Bible in Basic English

The word about Arabia. In the thick woods of Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands of Dedanites!

New American Standard Bible

The oracle about Arabia.
In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night,
O caravans of Dedanites.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

An oracle against Arabia:

In the desert brush
you will camp for the night,
you caravans of Dedanites.

International Standard Version

A message concerning Arabia. "You will camp in the thickets in Arabia, you caravans of the Dedanites.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified

The [mournful, inspired] oracle (a burden to be carried) concerning Arabia:

In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night,
Caravans of Dedanites.

Darby Translation

The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, ye caravans of Dedanites.

Julia Smith Translation

The burden of Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, ye wayfarers of Dedanim.

King James 2000

The burden concerning Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites.

Lexham Expanded Bible

An oracle {concerning} Arabia: You will spend the night in the thicket in a desert-plateau, caravans of Dedanites.

Modern King James verseion

The burden against Arabia: You shall stay in the forest of Arabia, O traveling companies of Dedanites.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The heavy burden upon Arabia. At even ye shall abide in the wood, in the way toward Dedanim.

NET Bible

Here is a message about Arabia: In the thicket of Arabia you spend the night, you Dedanite caravans.

New Heart English Bible

The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.

The Emphasized Bible

The oracle on Arabia, - Among the shrubs in Arabia, must ye lodge, Ye caravans of Dedanites.

Webster

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

World English Bible

The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Topics

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
משּׂא 
Massa' 
Usage: 65

ערב ערב 
`Arab 
Usage: 5

In the forest
יער 
Ya`ar 
Usage: 58

in Arabia
ערב ערב 
`Arab 
Usage: 5

לין לוּן 
Luwn 
Usage: 84

ארחה 
'or@chah 
Usage: 2

Context Readings

Oracle Against Arabia

12 The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again. 13 The word about Arabia. In the thick woods of Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands of Dedanites! 14 Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.

Cross References

Jeremiah 25:23-24

Dedan and Tema and Buz, and all who have the ends of their hair cut;

Genesis 25:3

And Jokshan became the father of Sheba and Dedan. And from Dedan came the Asshurim and Letushim and Leummim.

Ezekiel 27:15

The men of Rodan were your traders: a great number of sea-lands did business with you: they gave you horns of ivory and ebony as an offering.

1 Kings 10:15

In addition to what came to him from the business of the traders, and from all the kings of the Arabians, and from the rulers of the country.

1 Chronicles 1:9

And the sons of Cush: Seba and Havilah and Sabta and Raama and Sabteca. And the sons of Raamah: Sheba and Dedan.

1 Chronicles 1:32

And the sons of Keturah, Abraham's servant-wife: she was the mother of Zimran and Jokshan and Medan and Midian and Ishbak and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan: Sheba and Dedan.

Isaiah 13:1

The word of the Lord about Babylon which Isaiah, the son of Amoz, saw.

Isaiah 13:20

People will never be living in it again, and it will have no more men from generation to generation: the Arab will not put up his tent there; and those who keep sheep will not make it a resting-place for their flocks.

Jeremiah 49:28-33

About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadrezzar, king of Babylon, overcame. This is what the Lord has said: Up! go against Kedar, and make an attack on the children of the east.

Ezekiel 27:20-21

Dedan did trade with you in cloths for the backs of horses.

Galatians 4:25

Now this Hagar is the mountain Sinai in Arabia, and is the image of the Jerusalem which now is: which is a servant with her children.

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