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Isaiah 21:14
Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.
Isaiah 21:14 · Bible in Basic English
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Isaiah 21:14 in other translations
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
They brought water to him who was thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema met the fugitives with their bread.
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In context
11 The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night?
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.
15 For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.
16 For so has the Lord said to me, In a year, by the years of a servant working for payment, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end:
17 And the rest of the bowmen, the men of war of the children of Kedar, will be small in number: for the Lord, the God of Israel, has said it.
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