For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
Isaiah 21:15 stands within that part of Isaiah made up of burdens concerning Babylon, Philistia, Moab, and other nations. It pictures fugitives fleeing from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. The surrounding passage, Isaiah 21:11-17, concerns the Assyrians and Chaldeans harassing the descendants of Ishmael and nearly wiping out some of their tribes, though they never subdued the Ishmaelites. That fleeing from weapons and warfare will have a special application in the time of trouble just before the end, when the remnant church who keep the commandments of God will have to flee from their persecutors.
Isaiah 21:15 stands within that part of Isaiah made up of burdens concerning Babylon, Philistia, Moab, and other nations. It pictures fugitives fleeing from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. The surrounding passage, Isaiah 21:11-17, concerns the Assyrians and Chaldeans harassing the descendants of Ishmael and nearly wiping out some of their tribes, though they never subdued the Ishmaelites. That fleeing from weapons and warfare will have a special application in the time of trouble just before the end, when the remnant church who keep the commandments of God will have to flee from their persecutors.