Isaiah 21:11
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The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageDumah, likely in northern Arabia or associated with Edom’s Mount Seir, represents a neighboring people anxiously asking the watchman about the night. The wider chapter also addresses Babylon, Elam, Media, Arabia, Dedan, Tema, Kedar, and the Negeb, showing God’s sovereignty in judgment over surrounding nations.
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Isaiah 21:11 mentions Arabia, Babylon, Dedan, Dumah, Elam, Kedar, Media, Mount Seir, Negeb and Tema.
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