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Isaiah 21 General Notes
Structure and formatting
Some translations prefer to set apart extended quotations, prayers or songs. The ULB and many other English translations indent the lines of 21:1-10, 13-17, which are quotations.
Special concepts in this chapter
Cush
Dumah and Seir are places in Edom. Part of this chapter is a prophecy against Cush. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/prophet)
Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter
The desert by the sea
This is a metaphor for an unknown nation. Scholars are divided over the proper identity of this nation, but it is probably Babylon. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)
Mystery
The fulfillment of this chapter is very mysterious. It is unknown who is truly being addressed and how this is to be fulfilled in history. The translator should not attempt to give the reader insight into this prophecy's fulfillment. (See: rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/fulfill)