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7 When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert.” 8 Then the lookout [lion] shouted: “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post. 9 Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon 10 O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you⁺ what I have heard from the LORD {YHWH} of Hosts, the God {Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God). 11 This is the burden (burden) against Dumah (silence): One calls to me from Seir (Seir), “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” 12 The watchman replies, “Morning has come, but also the night. If you⁺ would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again.” 13 This is the burden (burden) against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you⁺ must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites (low country). 14 Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema (desert); meet the refugees with food. 15 For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. 16 For this is what the Lord {Adonai} says to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar (dark) will be gone. 17 The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar (dark), will be few.” For the LORD, the God {YHWH Elohe} of Israel (he wrestles with God), has spoken. Isaiah 21:7-17, Berean Annotated Bible. Public domain.
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