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Isaiah 21

Third Millennium Bible TMB

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.

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.

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.

4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me; the night of my pleasure hath He turned into fear unto me.

5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink; arise, ye princes and anoint the shield.

6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: "Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."

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.

8 And he cried, "A lion! My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set at my post whole nights.

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!"

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.

11 The burden of Dumah: He calleth to me out of Seir, "Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?"

12 The watchman said, "The morning cometh, and also the night. If ye will inquire, inquire ye; return, come."

13 The burden upon Arabia: In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye traveling companies of Dedanites.

14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty; they were ready with their bread for him that fled.

15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow and from the grievousness of war.

16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me: "Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail.

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."

GOD'S WORD Translation GW

1 This is the divine revelation about the desert by the sea. Like a storm sweeping through the Negev, an invader will come from the desert, from a terrifying land.

2 I was shown a harsh vision. The traitor betrays. The destroyer destroys. Go to war, Elam! Surround them, Media! I will put an end to all the groaning.

3 That is why my body is full of trembling. Pain grips me like the pain of childbirth. I'm disturbed by what I hear. I'm terrified by what I see.

4 I'm confused. I'm shaking with terror. The twilight hours I longed for make me tremble.

5 Set the table. Spread the rugs [by the table]. Eat. Drink. Get up, you leaders! Prepare your shields for battle!

6 This is what the Lord says to me: Post a watchman. Have him report whatever he sees.

7 He will see chariots, pairs of horsemen, riders on donkeys, and riders on camels. Let him watch carefully, very carefully.

8 The watchman called, "Sir, I stand on the watchtower every day. Every night, I stand guard at my post.

9 Look! Here come chariots and horsemen in pairs." Then he said, "Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All the idols they worship lie shattered on the ground."

10 You, my people, have been threshed and winnowed. I make known to you what I heard from the LORD of Armies, the God of Israel.

11 This is the divine revelation about Dumah. Someone is calling to me from Seir, "Watchman, how much of the night is left? Watchman, how much of the night is left?"

12 The watchman answers, "Morning is coming, and night will come again. If you need to ask, come back and ask."

13 This is the divine revelation about Arabia. You caravan of travelers from the people of Dedan will spend the night in the forest of Arabia.

14 Bring water for the thirsty, you inhabitants of the land of Tema. Bring food to the fugitives.

15 They flee from swords, from swords ready to kill, from bows ready to shoot, and from the thick of battle.

16 This is what the Lord says to me: All of Kedar's honor will be gone in another year. I will count it like workers count the years left on their contracts.

17 The remaining number of archers, Kedar's mighty archers, will be few. The LORD God of Israel has spoken.