Isaiah 21

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken

1The 1pronouncementH4853 concerning the 23wildernessH4057 of the seaH3220: As 4windstormsH5492 in the 5NegevH5045 comeH2498 inH2498 turnsH2498, It comesH935 from the wildernessH4057, from a terrifyingH3372 landH776.2A 6harshH7186 visionH2380 has been shownH5046 to me; The 7treacherousH898 one still dealsH898 treacherouslyH898, and the destroyerH7703 still destroysH7703. GoH5927 upH5927, 8ElamH5867, layH6696 siegeH6696, MediaH4074; I have putH7673 anH7673 endH7673 toH7673 allH3605 9the groaningH603 she has caused.3ForH5921 thisH5921H3651 reasonH5921H3651 my 10loinsH4975 are fullH4390 of anguishH2479; PainsH6735 have seizedH270 me like the painsH6735 of a 11woman inH3205 laborH3205. I am soH4480 bewilderedH5753 I cannotH4480 hearH8085, soH4480 terrifiedH926 I cannotH4480 seeH7200.4My 12mindH3824 reelsH8582, 13horrorH6427 overwhelmsH1204 me; The twilightH5399 I longedH2837 for has been 14turnedH7760 into tremblingH2731 for me.5They 15setH6186 the tableH7979, they 16spreadH6823 outH6823 the clothH6844, they eatH398, they drinkH8354; “RiseH6965 upH6965, captainsH8269, oilH4886 the shieldsH4043!” 6For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 saysH559 to me: “GoH1980, stationH5975 the lookoutH6822, have him 17reportH5046 whatH834 he seesH7200.7When he seesH7200 18a 19columnH7393 of chariotsH7393, horsemenH6571 in pairsH6776, A trainH7393 of donkeysH2543, a trainH7393 of camelsH1581, He is to payH7181 closeH7182 attentionH7181, veryH7227 closeH7182 attentionH7182.” 8Then 20the lookoutH4707 calledH7121, “21LordH136, 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.”10My 25downtroddenH4098 people, and my 26afflictedH1121 of the threshingH1637 floorH1637! WhatH834 I have heardH8085 from the LordH3068 of armiesH6635, The GodH430 of IsraelH3478, I makeH5046 knownH5046 to you.

Pronouncements about Edom and Arabia

11The pronouncementH4853 concerning 2728EdomH112: One keeps callingH7121 to me from 29SeirH8165, “WatchmanH8104, 30howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915? WatchmanH8104, 31howH4100 far goneH4480 is the nightH3915?”12The watchmanH8104 saysH559, “MorningH1242 comesH857 but alsoH1571 nightH3915. IfH518 you would inquireH1158, inquireH1158; ComeH857 backH7725 againH7725.”

13The pronouncementH4853 about 32ArabiaH6152: In the thicketsH3293 of ArabiaH6152 you 33must spendH3885 theH3885 nightH3885, You caravansH736 of 34DedanitesH1720.14BringH857 waterH4325 35for the thirstyH6771, You inhabitantsH3427 of the landH776 of 36TemaH8485; MeetH6923 the fugitiveH5074 with breadH3899.15For they have 37fledH5074 from the swordsH2719, From the drawnH5203 swordH2719, and from the bentH1869 bowH7198, And from the pressH3514 of battleH4421.

16For thisH3541 isH3541 whatH3541 the LordH136 saidH559 to me: “In a 38yearH8141, as 39a hiredH7916 workerH7916 would countH8141 it, allH3605 the splendorH3519 of 40KedarH6938 will comeH3615 toH3615 anH3615 endH3615; 17and the 41remainderH7605 of the numberH4557 of bowmenH7198, the warriorsH1368 of the sonsH1121 of KedarH6938, will beH4591 fewH4591; for the LordH3068 GodH430 of IsraelH3478 42has spokenH1696.”