Dumah was an oasis in the northern Arabian desert. It was an important oasis for Edom, situated on a main trade route. The word Dumah
means silence, but the term is similar in sound to the name Edom. The name Seir
confirms that this part of the prophecy is aimed at Edom, as the Edomites lived in this region.
11 The oracle concerning Dumah. One is calling to me from Seir, “Watchman, what time of the night? Watchman, what time of the night?”