Isaiah 21:9-17

9 Suddenly, here they come! Riders on horseback, two by two. The sentry gives the news, "Babylon has fallen! All the idols they worshiped lie shattered on the ground." 1
10 My people Israel, you have been threshed like wheat, but now I have announced to you the good news that I have heard from the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel.
11 This is a message about Edom. Someone calls to me from Edom, "Sentry, how soon will the night be over? Tell me how soon it will end."
12 I answer, "Morning is coming, but night will come again. If you want to ask again, come back and ask."
13 This is a message about Arabia. People of Dedan, you whose caravans camp in the barren country of Arabia,
14 give water to the thirsty people who come to you. You people of the land of Tema, give food to the refugees.
15 People are fleeing to escape from swords that are ready to kill them, from bows that are ready to shoot, from all the dangers of war.
16 Then the Lord said to me, "In exactly one year the greatness of the tribes of Kedar will be at an end.
17 The archers are the bravest warriors of Kedar, but few of them will be left. I, the Lord God of Israel, have spoken."

Cross References 1

  • 1. 21.9Revelation 14.8; 18.2.
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.