Isaiah 21

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken

1The 12oracleH4853 concerning the 34wildernessH4057 of the seaH3220. As 5windstormsH5492 in the 6NegevH5045 sweepH2498 on, It comesH935 from the wildernessH4057, from a terrifyingH3372 landH776.2A 7harshH7186 visionH2380 has been shownH5046 to me; The 8treacherousH898 one still dealsH898 treacherouslyH898, and the destroyerH7703 still destroysH7703. GoH5927 up, 9ElamH5867, layH6696 siegeH6696, MediaH4074; I have madeH7673 an endH7673 of allH3605 10the groaningH603 she has caused.3For thisH3651 reasonH5921H3651 my 11loinsH4975 are fullH4390 of anguishH2479; PainsH6735 have seizedH270 me like the painsH6735 of a 12woman in laborH3205. I am soH4480 bewilderedH5753 I cannotH4480 hearH8085, soH4480 terrifiedH926 I cannotH4480 seeH7200.4My 13mindH3824 reelsH8582, 14horrorH6427 overwhelmsH1204 me; The twilightH5399 I longedH2837 for has been 15turnedH7760 for me into tremblingH2731.5They 16setH6186 the tableH7979, they 17spreadH6823 out the clothH6844, they eatH398, they drinkH8354; “RiseH6965 up, captainsH8269, oilH4886 the shieldsH4043,” 6For thusH3541 the LordH136 saysH559 to me, “GoH1980, stationH5975 the lookoutH6822, let him 18reportH5046 whatH834 he seesH7200.7When he seesH7200 19ridersH7393, horsemenH6571 in pairsH6776, A trainH7393 of donkeysH2543, a trainH7393 of camelsH1581, Let him payH7181 closeH7182 attentionH7181, veryH7227 closeH7182 attentionH7182.” 8Then 20the lookoutH4707 calledH7121, “21O LordH136, I standH5975 continuallyH8548 by dayH3119 on the watchtowerH4707, And I am stationedH5324 everyH3605 nightH3915 at my guardH4931 postH4931.9Now beholdH2009, hereH2088 comesH935 a troopH376 of ridersH7393, horsemenH6571 in pairsH6776.” And one saidH559, “22FallenH5307, fallenH5307 is BabylonH894; And allH3605 the 23imagesH6456 of her godsH430 24are shatteredH7665 on the groundH776.”10O my 25threshedH4098 people, and my 26afflictedH1121 of the threshingH1637 floorH1637! WhatH834 I have heardH8085 from the LordH3068 of hostsH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, I makeH5046 knownH5046 to you.

Oracles about Edom and Arabia

11The 27oracleH4853 concerning 2829EdomH112. One keeps callingH7121 to me from 30SeirH8165, “WatchmanH8104, 31howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915? WatchmanH8104, 32howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915?”12The watchmanH8104 saysH559, “MorningH1242 comesH857 but alsoH1571 nightH3915. IfH518 you would inquireH1158, inquireH1158; ComeH857 backH7725 againH7725.”

13The 33oracleH4853 about 34ArabiaH6152. In the thicketsH3293 of ArabiaH6152 you 35must spendH3885 the nightH3885, O caravansH736 of 36DedanitesH1720.14BringH857 waterH4325 37for the thirstyH6771, O inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 of 38TemaH8485, MeetH6923 the fugitiveH5074 with breadH3899.15For they have 39fledH5074 from the swordsH2719, From the drawnH5203 swordH2719, and from the bentH1869 bowH7198 And from the pressH3514 of battleH4421.

16For thusH3541 the LordH136 saidH559 to me, “In a 40yearH8141, as 41a hiredH7916 manH7916 would countH8141 it, allH3605 the splendorH3519 of 42KedarH6938 will terminateH3615; 17and the 43remainderH7605 of the numberH4557 of bowmenH7198, the mightyH1368 menH1368 of the sonsH1121 of KedarH6938, will be fewH4591; for the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 44has spokenH1696.”