New International Version (NIV)
11A prophecy against Dumah21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.:
Someone calls to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
Isaiah 21:11
Isaiah 21:11 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
11The pronouncement concerning 21:11 As in LXX; MT Dumah, silenceEdom:
One keeps calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?how far gone is the night?
Watchman, 21:11 Lit what is the time of the night?how far gone is the night?”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
11The oracle concerning Edom.
One keeps calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, Lit what is the time of the night?how far gone is the night?
Watchman, how far gone is the night?”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
11The [mournful, inspired] oracle (21:11 I.e. an urgent message the prophet is under compulsion to proclaim.a burden to be carried) concerning Dumah (Edom):
Someone keeps calling to me from Seir (Edom),
“Watchman, what is left of the night [of Assyrian oppression]?
Watchman, what is left of the night? [How long until morning?]”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
11This is the burden against Dumah:21:11 Dumah is a wordplay on Edom, meaning silence.
One calls to me from Seir,21:11 Seir is another name for Edom.
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
11Here is a prophecy against Edom that the Lord gave me.
Someone is calling out to me from the land of Seir. He says,
“Guard, when will the night be over?
Guard, how soon will it end?”