Isaiah 21
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 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 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 panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.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: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: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.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.11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.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: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.
1The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.2A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing of it have I made to cease.3Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold on me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I can't hear; I am dismayed so that I can't see.4My heart flutters, horror has frightened me; the twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling to me.5They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, you princes, anoint the shield.6For thus has the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he sees:7and when he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with much heed.8He cried as a lion: Lord, I stand continually on the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;9and, behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. He answered, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.10You my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared to you.11The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?12The watchman said, \"The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again.\"13The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.14To him who was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.15For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.16For thus has the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;17and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.
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