## Targum Jonathan on Isaiah Chapter 21

###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:1
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:1)

מַטַל מַשִׁרְיָן דְאָתְיָן מִמַדְבְּרָא כְּמֵי יַמָא דְנָגְדִין כְּעַלְעוֹלִין דְאָתָן בְּאוֹרַח דָרוֹמָא מַדְבְּרָא וְאַתְיָן מִמַדְבְּרָא מֵאַרְעָא דְאִתְעֲבִידָא בָּהּ חֲסִינִין:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The burden of the armies which are coming from the wilderness, as the waters of the sea, rushing along as the tempests: yea, they are coming by the way of the south, hurrying along; yea, they are coming from the wilderness, from the land, in which terrible things are done.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:2
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:2)

אֲמַר נְבִיָא נְבוּאָה קָשְׁיָא אִתְחַוָאָה לִי אֲנִיסַיָא מִתְאַנְסִין וּבָזְזַיָא מִתְבַּזְזִין סַקוּ עֵילָמָאֵי תְקִיפוּ מְדָאֵי כָּל דַהֲווֹ מִתְאַנְחִין מִן קֳדָם מַלְכָּא דְבָבֶל אַנְחֵית לְהוֹן:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The prophet said: a dreadful vision has been declared unto me. The violent deal violently, and the spoilers spoil. Come up, ye Elamites; encompass, ye Media! I will give rest to all who sigh on account of the king of Babylon.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:3
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:3)

עַל כֵּן אִתְמְלִיאוּ חַרְצֵיהוֹן זִיעַיָא דַחֲלָא אֲחַדְתִּינוּן הָא כְּחֶבְלִין לְיָלֵידְתָּא אִטַפָּשׁוּ מִלְמִשְׁמַע טָעוּ מִלְמֶחֱזֵי:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Therefore their loins shall be full of terror: behold, fear shall seize them, like the pangs of a woman that travaileth. They are become foolish, so that they cannot hear; they have erred, so that they cannot see.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:4
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:4)

טְעָה לִבְּהוֹן עָקָא וּבִיעוּתִין אַחֲדוּנוּן אֲתַר בֵּית רוֹחְצָנֵיהוֹן הֲוָה לְהוֹן לִתְבַר:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Their heart is bewildered; distress and terrors have seized them, because the place of their confidence hath become destruction unto them.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:5
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:5)

סַדַרוּ פָּתוֹרִין אֲקִימוּ סַכְוָאִין אֲכוֹלוּ שְׁתוּ קוּמוּ רַבְרְבַיָא מְרִיקוּ וְצַחְצַחוּ זְיָנָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Prepare the table, place the watchmen, eat ye, drink ye; rise, ye princes, polish, and make bright the arms!


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:6
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:6)

אֲרֵי כִדְנַן אֲמַר לִי יְיָ אֱזֵיל אֲקֵים סַכְוָאָה דְיֶחֱזֵי חַוֵי:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman, let him report what he seeth.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:7
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:7)

וְיֶחֱזֵי רְתַךְ אֱנַשׁ וְעִמֵהּ זוֹג פָּרָשִׁים רָכֵב עַל חֲמַר רָכִב עַל גַמְלָא אֲמַר נְבִיָא אֲצֵיצִית אֲצָתָא וַחֲזֵית וְהָא מַשִׁרְיָן לַחֲדָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
And he saw a chariot, a man, and with him a couple of horsemen: a rider on an ass, a rider on a a camel. The prophet said, I listened diligently, and, behold, I saw mighty armies!


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:8
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:8)

אֲמַר נְבִיָא קַל מַשִׁרְיָן דְאַתְיָן בְּסִיטוּנֵיהוֹן כְּאַרְיָא וְעַל סָכוּתָא קֳדָם יְיָ אֲנָא קָאִים תְּדִירָא בִּימָמָא וְעַל מַטַרְתִּי אֲנָא מְעַתַּד כָּל לֵילְיָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The prophet said, the voice of armies, coming with coats of mail, is as a lion; and I stand continually upon the watchtower before the Lord in the day, and as a guard I stand all the night.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:9
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:9)

וְהָא דֵין אָתָא רְתַךְ אֱנַשׁ וְעִמֵיהּ זוֹג פָּרָשִׁין וְאָתִיב וַאֲמַר נְפַלַת וְאַף עֲתִידָא לְמִפַּל בָּבֶל וְכָל צַלְמֵי טַעֲוָתָהָא יְדַקְדְקוּן לְאַרְעָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
And, behold, this was coming: A chariot! a man! and with him a couple of horsemen. He answered, and said, She is fallen! Yea, it shall come to pass, that Babylon shall fall, and all the images of her idols shall be dashed to pieces to the ground.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:10
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:10)

מַלְכִין דְאוּמָנִין לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא יֵיתוּן עֲלָהּ לְמִבְזָהָא כְּאִכָּרָא דְאוּמָן לְמֵידַשׁ יַת אִדְרָא אֲמַר נְבִיָא דִשְׁמַעֵית יַת קַל מֵימְרָא דַייָ צְבָאוֹת אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל חַוֵיתִי לְכוֹן:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Kings who are skillful to wage war, shall come against her to plunder her, like a husbandman who is skillful to thrash the floor. The prophet said, The voice of the WORD of the Lord of Hosts, the God of Israel, which I have heard, I have declared unto you.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:11
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:11)

מַטַל כָּס דִלְוָט לְאַשְׁקָאָה יַת דוּמָה עֲלֵי אַכְלֵי מִן שְׁמַיָא נְבִיָא פָּרֵישׁ לְהוֹן יַת נְבוּאֲתָא נְבִיָא פָּרֵישׁ לְהוֹן מָה דַעֲתִיד לְמֵיתֵי:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The Burden Of The Cup Of Cursing To Give Duma To Drink. He thundered unto me from the heavens, Prophet! explain unto them the prophecy; prophet! explain unto them what shall hereafter come to pass.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:12
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:12)

אֲמַר נְבִיָא אִית אֲגַר לְצַדִיקַיָא וְאִית פּוּרְעֲנוּת לְרַשִׁיעַיָא אִם תַּיְבִין אַתּוּן תּוּבוּ עַד דְאַתּוּן יָכְלִין לְמֵגָתָב:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The prophet said, there is a reward to the righteous, and there is punishment to the wicked: if ye will repent, repent ye, whilst ye are able to repent.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:13
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:13)

מַטַל כָּס דִלְוָט לְאַשְׁקָאָה יַת עֲרָבָאֵי בְּחוּרְשָׁא בְרַמְשָׁא יְבִיתִין שְׁיָרַת בְּנֵי דְדָן:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
The Burden Of Give The Arabians To Drink. In the forest, at even, the caravan of the sons of Dedan shall remain for the night.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:14
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:14)

לְאַפֵּי צַחְיָא פּוּקוּ נַגְדִין דְמַיָא דְיָתְבֵי בְּאַרְעָא דְרוֹמָא לַחְמָא דְאַתּוּן אָכְלִין זַמִינוּ לִמְעַרְקַיָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Bring bottles of water before the thirsty, who dwell in land of the south; prepare for the fugitives the daily food which ye eat.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:15
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:15)

אֲרֵי מִן קֳדָם קְטוֹל עֲרָקוּ מִן קֳדָם חַרְבָּא שְׁלִיפָא וּמִן קֳדָם קֶשֶׁת מְתִיחָא וּמִן קֳדָם תְּקוֹף קְרָבָא:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
Because, on account of the slaughter they have fled: from the face of the drawn sword; and from the face of the bent bow; and from the face of the strength of the battle.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:16
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:16)

אֲרֵי כִדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ לִי בְּסוֹף שְׁנַיָא כִשְׁנֵי אֲגִירָא וְיָסוּף כָּל יְקָרְהוֹן דַעֲרָבָאֵי:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: at the end of the years, as the years of an hireling, all the glory of the Arabians shall come to an end.


###### Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:17
[Targum Jonathan on Isaiah 21:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/Targum%20Jonathan%20on%20Isaiah/r/21:17)

וּתְקוֹף עָבְדֵי קְרָב גִבָּרֵי בְּנֵי עֲרָבָאֵי יִזְעֲרוּן אֲרֵי בְּמֵימְרָא דַייָ אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל גְזִיר כֵּן:

**London "Chaldee Paraphrase," 1871:**
And the strength of the warriors, the mighty, the sons of the Arabians, shall be lessened, because by the WORD of the Lord, the God of Israel, it is thus decreed.