Isaiah 21:13 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

In the forest; not as you used to do, in the houses or tents of the Arabians; whereby he implies that that populous country should be turned into a desolate wilderness. Travelling companies: in those parts travellers then did and still do go together in companies. See Genesis 37:25,28 Job 6:19. Dedanim; or, Dedamites; of whom see on Genesis 25:3 Jeremiah 25:23, Jeremiah 49:8. These were merchants, and used to trade with Tyre, Ezekiel 27:20, Ezekiel 38:13, and their way lay through the same parts of Arabia.

Isaiah 21:13

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