1
The
burden of the
desert of the
sea. As
whirlwinds in the
south pass through; so it
cometh from the
desert, from a
terrible land.
r'B.diMim @{l]x;l b,g,N;B tw{p.Ws.K ~'y -r;B.dim a'F;m ? h'a'rw{n #,r,aem a'B
2
A
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.
dedw{V;h.w degw{B degw{B;h yil -d;GUh h'v'q t.Wz'x ? h't'x.n;a -l'K y;d'm yir.Wc ~'lye[ yil][ dedw{v ? yiT;B.vih
3
Therefore 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.
yin.Wz'x]a ~yiryic h'l'x.l;x y;n.t'm .Wa.l'm !eK -l;[ ? yiT.l;h.bin ;[{m.Vim yityew][;n h'delw{y yeryic.K ? tw{a.rem
4
My
heart panted,
fearfulness affrighted me: the
night of my
pleasure hath he
turned into
fear unto me.
yiq.vix @,v,n tea yin.t't][iB t.Wc'L;P yib'b.l h'['T ? h'd'r]x;l yil ~'f
5
Prepare the
table, watch in the
watchtower, eat,
drink:
arise, ye
princes, and
anoint the
shield.
.Wm.Wq h{t'v lw{k'a tyip'C;h h{p'c !'x.lUV;h .${r'[ ? !eg'm .Wx.vim ~yir'F;h
6
For thus hath the
Lord said unto me,
Go,
set a
watchman, let him
declare what he
seeth.
h,P;c.m;h dem][;h .$el y'n{d]a y;lea r;m'a h{k yiK ? dyiG;y h,a.rIy r,v]a
7
And 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:
b,k,r rw{m]x b,k,r ~yiv'r'P d,m,c b,k,r h'a'r.w ? b,v'q -b;r b,v,q byiv.qih.w l'm'G
8
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:
dem{[ yik{n'a y'n{d]a h,P.cim -l;[ hey.r;a a'r.qiY;w ? b'Cin yik{n'a yiT.r;m.vim -l;[.w ~'mw{y dyim'T ? tw{lyeL;h -l'K
9
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.
!;[;Y;w ~yiv'r'P d,m,c vyia b,k,r a'b h,z -heNih.w ? yelyis.P -l'k.w l,b'B h'l.p'n h'l.p'n r,ma{Y;w ? #,r'a'l r;Biv 'hy,h{l/a
10
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.
h'wh.y teaem yiT.[;m'v r,v]a yin.r'G -n,b.W yit'vUd.m ? ~,k'l yiT.d;Gih lea'r.fIy yeh{l/a tw{a'b.c
11
The
burden of
Dumah. He
calleth to me out of
Seir, Watchman, what of the
night? Watchman, what of the
night?
h'l.y;Lim -h;m rem{v ryi[eFim aer{q y;lea h'm.WD a'F;m ? lyeLim -h;m rem{v
12
The
watchman said, The
morning cometh, and also the
night: if ye will
enquire,
enquire ye:
return,
come.
!.Wy'[.biT -mia h'l.y'l -m;g.w r,q{b h't'a rem{v r;m'a ? .Wy'tea .WbUv .Wy'[.B
13
The
burden upon
Arabia. In the
forest in
Arabia shall ye
lodge, O ye travelling
companies of
Dedanim.
tw{x.r{a .Wnyil'T b;r.[;B r;[;Y;B b'r.[;B a'F;m ? ~yin'd.D
14
The
inhabitants of the
land of
Tema brought water to
him that was
thirsty, they
prevented with their
bread him that
fled.
a'myeT #,r,a yeb.v{y ~Iy'm .Wy'teh aem'c ta;r.qil ? ded{n .Wm.Diq w{m.x;l.B
15
For they
fled from the
swords, from the
drawn sword, and
from the
bent bow, and
from the
grievousness of
war.
h'v.Wj.n b,r,x yen.Pim .Wd'd'n tw{b'r]x yen.Pim -yiK ? h'm'x.lim d,b{K yen.Pim.W h'k.Wr.D t,v,q yen.Pim.W
16
For 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:
yen.viK h'n'v dw{[.B y'lea y'n{d]a r;m'a h{k -yiK ? r'deq dw{b.K -l'K h'l'k.w ryik'f
17
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.
.Wj'[.mIy r'deq -yen.b yerw{BiG t,v,q -r;P.sim r'a.v.W ? reBiD lea'r.fIy -yeh{l/a h'wh.y yiK