“The burden against the wilderness of the sea, as whirlwinds in the south pass through, so it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.”
Isaiah 21
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1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
“The burden of the desert of the sea as whirlwinds in the south pass through. So it comes from the desert from a terrible land.”
2A dire vision is declared to me: "The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning."
“A grievous vision is declared unto me. The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All of the sighing thereof have I made to cease.”
3Therefore my body is filled with anguish. Pain grips me, like the pains of a woman in labor. I am bewildered to hear, I am dismayed to see.
“Therefore, my loins are filled with pain. Pangs have taken hold of me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was distressed when I heard it. I was dismayed when I saw it.”
“Therefore are my loins filled with pain. Pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that prevails. I was bowed down at the hearing of it. I was dismayed at the seeing of it.”
“Therefore are my loins filled with pain. Pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that labors. I was bowed down at the hearing of it. I was dismayed at the seeing of it.”
4My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror.
“My heart panted. Fearfulness affrighted me. The night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.”
“My heart wavered. Fearfulness frightened me the night for which I longed. He turned into fear for me.”
5They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
“Prepare the table. Set a watchman in the tower. Eat and drink. Arise, you princess. Anoint the shield.”
6For this is what the Lord says to me: "Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go set a watchman, let him declare what he”
“For thus the Lord has said to me, Go, set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.”
“For thus hath the lord said to me go. Set a watchman. Let him declare what he sees.”
“For thus has the Lord said unto me, Go set a watchman, let him declare what he sees.”
7When he sees chariots with teams of horsemen, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, fully alert."
“And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, a chariot of camels, and he hearkened diligently with much”
“He saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen. A chariot of asses and a chariot of camels. And he hearkened diligently with much”
“And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, a chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels. And he listened diligently with a great care.”
8Then the lookout shouted: "Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; night after night I stay at my post.
“And he cried a lion, My Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.”
“He cried a lion my lord i stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime. And i am set in my ward whole nights.”
“he cried, A lion, my lord! I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime. I am set in my ward whole nights.”
“Then he cried, A lion, my lord. I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime. I have set my post every night.”
“and he cried, A lion, my lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime. I am set in my ward whole nights,”
9Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs." And one answered, saying: "Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!"
“And 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.”
“And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen. And all the carved images of her gods, he has broken to the ground.”
10O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel.
“O 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.”
“my threshing and the grain of my floor, that which I have heard from the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared to you.”
11This is the burden against Dumah: One calls to me from Seir, "Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?"
“The burden against Duma. He calls me out of Seir. Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
12The watchman replies, "Morning has come, but also the night. If you would inquire, then inquire. Come back yet again."
“The watchman said, the morning comes and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Return! Come back!”
“the watchman said, The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Return, come.”
13This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
“The burden against Arabia. In the forest, in Arabia, you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Danites,”
14Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food.
“O inhabitants of the land of Tima. Bring water to him who is thirsty. With their bread they meet him who fled.”
“the inhabitants of the land of Timah, brought water to him that was thirsty. They prevented with their bread him that fled.”
15For they flee from the sword— the sword that is drawn— from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle.
“For they fled from the swords and from the drawn sword and from the bent bow and from the grievousness of war.”
16For this is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a hired worker would count it, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
“For thus the Lord has said to me, within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fall.”
“For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, and all of the glory of Kedar shall fail,”
17The remaining archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." For the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
“And 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.”
“And the remainder of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished. For the Lord God of Israel has spoken it.”