Isaiah 21
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1An oracle against the desert by the sea: Like storms that pass over the Negev, it comes from the desert, from the land of terror. 1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
2A troubling vision is declared to me:" The treacherous one acts treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all her groaning." 2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3Therefore I am filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor. I am too perplexed to hear, too dismayed to see. 3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4My heart staggers; horror terrifies me. He has turned my last glimmer of hope into sheer terror. 4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet! Eat and drink! Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields! 5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6For the Lord has said to me," Go, post a lookout; let him report what he sees. 6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
7When he sees riders-- pairs of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels-- he must pay close attention." 7And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8Then the lookout reported," Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day, and I stay at my post all night. 8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9Look, riders come-- horsemen in pairs." And he answered, saying," Babylon has fallen, has fallen. All the images of her gods have been shattered on the ground." 9And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10My people who have been crushed on the threshing floor, I have declared to you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel. 10O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
11An oracle against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir," Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?" 11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12The watchman said," Morning has come, and also night. If you want to ask, ask! Come back again." 12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.
13An oracle against Arabia: In the desert brush you will camp for the night, you caravans of Dedanites. 13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
14Bring water for the thirsty. The inhabitants of the land of Tema meet the refugees with food. 14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
15For they have fled from swords, from the drawn sword, from the bow that is strung, and from the stress of battle. 15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
16For the Lord said this to me: "Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone. 16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
17The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken. 17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
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