Jubilee Bible 2000 JUB
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1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As the whirlwinds which pass through the wilderness in the land of the south, <em>so</em> they come from the terrible land.
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A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
2 A grievous vision is shown unto me. For <em>one</em> who is treacherous, another who deals treacherously, and for <em>one</em> destroyer, <em>another</em> destroyer. Rise up, Elam; besiege Media; all the sighing thereof I have made to cease.
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A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
3 Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have taken hold upon me as the pangs of a woman that travails; I was bowed down at the hearing of <em>it</em>; I was dismayed at the seeing <em>of it</em>.
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At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
4 My heart panted; the horror frightened me; the night of my pleasure he has turned into fear unto me.
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My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink; arise, ye princes, <em>and</em> anoint the shield.
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They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
6 For thus has the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman who shall declare what he sees.
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This is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
7 And he saw a chariot <em>with</em> a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, <em>and</em> a chariot of camels; then he looked with more diligence;
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When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.”
8 and he cried, A lion upon the watchman. My lord, I stand continually <em>all</em> the day and all night long upon my watchtower.
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And the lookout shouted, “Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
9 And, behold, this chariot of men comes <em>with</em> a couple of horsemen. Afterwards he spoke and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he has broken unto the ground.
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Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: ‘Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!’ ”
10 O my harvest, and the people of my threshing floor, that which I have heard of the LORD of the hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared unto you.
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My people who are crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel.
11 The burden of Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of this night? Watchman, what of this night?
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A prophecy against Dumah : Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?”
12 The watchman said, The morning comes and then the night; if ye will enquire, enquire ye; return, and come.
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The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again.”
13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest ye shall pass the night in Arabia, O ye walkers of Dedanim.
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A prophecy against Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
14 Go ye out to meet them bringing water for the thirsty, O inhabitants of the land of Tema; succour those who are fleeing with your bread.
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bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives.
15 For they flee from the presence of the sword, from the presence of the drawn sword, from the presence of the bent bow, from the presence of the grievousness of the battle.
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They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
16 For thus has the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall be undone:
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This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.
17 And the residue of the number of valiant archers, sons of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel has spoken <em>it</em>.
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The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
The Jubilee Bible (from the Scriptures of the Reformation), edited by Russell M. Stendal, Copyright © 2000, 2001, 2010
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