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| 21:1 | The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlewinds in the South passe thorough; so it commeth from the desert, from a terrible land. |
| 21:2 | A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease. |
| 21:3 | Therefore are my loynes filled with paine, pangs haue taken hold vpon me, as the pangs of a woman that trauelleth: I was bowed downe at the hearing of it, I was dismayed at the seeing of it. |
| 21:4 | My heart panted, fearefulnesse affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into feare vnto me. |
| 21:5 | Prepare the table, watch in the watch-tower, eate, drinke: arise yee princes, and anoint the shield. |
| 21:6 | For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me; Goe, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. |
| 21:7 | And he saw a charet with a couple of horsemen, a charet of asses, and a charet of camels; and hee hearkened diligently with much heede. |
| 21:8 | And he cryed; A lyon: my Lord, I stand continually vpon the watch-tower in the day time, and I am set in my ward whole nights. |
| 21:9 | And behold, heere commeth a charet of men with a couple of horsemen: and he answered and sayd; Babylon is fallen, is fallen, and all the grauen images of her Gods he hath broken vnto the ground. |
| 21:10 | O my threshing and the corne of my floore: that which I haue heard of the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, haue I declared vnto you. |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah. Hee calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
| 21:12 | The watchman sayd; The morning commeth, and also the night: if yee will enquire, enquire yee: returne, come. |
| 21:13 | The burden vpon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall yee lodge, O yee trauelling companies of Dedanim. |
| 21:14 | The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they preuented with their bread him that fled. |
| 21:15 | For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre. |
| 21:16 | For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me: Within a yeere, according to the yeeres of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall faile. |
| 21:17 | And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar shalbe diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it. |
| 21:1 | The burthen of the waste sea. Euen as the stormie weather passeth through at the noone day from the wildernesse, so shall it come from the terrible lande |
| 21:2 | A greeuous vision was shewed vnto me: let one deceiptfull offendour come agaynst another, and one destroyer agaynst another: Up Elam, lay siege thou of Media, all their gronyng haue I layde downe |
| 21:3 | Therfore are my loynes fylled with sorowe, heauinesse hath taken holde vpon me as the panges of a woman that is trauaylyng: it made me stoupe when I heard it, and it vexed me when I sawe it |
| 21:4 | My heart panted, fearefulnesse came vpon me: the nyght of my voluptuousnesse hath he turned agaynst me into feare |
| 21:5 | Whyle they garnished the table, the watchman loked: and whyle I was eatyng and drynkyng, it was sayde, vp ye captaynes, take you to your shielde |
| 21:6 | For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me: Go and set a watchman to tel what he seeth |
| 21:7 | And he sawe a charret which two horsemen sat vpon, with the cariage of an Asse, and the cariage of a Camel: So he loked, and toke diligent heede |
| 21:8 | And he cryed, a lion, my Lorde I stande continually vpon the watche towre in the day tyme, and am appoynted to kepe my watch euery nyght |
| 21:9 | And beholde here commeth a charret of men, with two horsemen, and he aunswered and sayd, Babylon is fallen, it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he smitten downe vnto the grounde |
| 21:10 | Thou art he whom I must threshe, and thou belongest to my corne floure: This that I hearde of the Lorde of hoastes the God of Israel, haue I shewed vnto you |
| 21:11 | The burthen of Duma. He calleth to me out of Seir: watchman what hast thou espied by nyght? watchman what hast thou espied by nyght |
| 21:12 | The watchman sayde, The mornyng commeth, and so doth the nyght: If ye wyll aske me any question, then aske it: returne and come agayne |
| 21:13 | The burthen concernyng Arabia. In the wooddes of Arabia shall ye tary all nyght, euen in the streetes of Dedanim |
| 21:14 | The inhabitours of the lande of Thema brought foorth water to hym that was thirstie, they preuented hym that was fled away with their bread |
| 21:15 | For because of swordes they are become fugitiue, Euen for the drawen sworde, and for the bent bowe, and because of the greeuousnesse of warre |
| 21:16 | For thus hath the Lorde sayde vnto me: There is yet a yere, accordyng to the yeres of an hired seruaunt, and all the glorie of Cedar shall fayle |
| 21:17 | And the number of them that shall escape from the bowes, shalbe minished by the mightie children of Cedar: for the Lorde God of Israel hath spoken it |
| 21:1 | The burden of the desert Sea. As the whirlewindes in the South vse to passe from the wildernesse, so shall it come from the horrible land. |
| 21:2 | A grieuous vision was shewed vnto me, The transgressour against a transgressour, and the destroyer against a destroyer. Goe vp Elam, besiege Media: I haue caused all the mourning thereof to cease. |
| 21:3 | Therefore are my loynes filled with sorow: sorowes haue taken me as the sorowes of a woman that trauayleth: I was bowed downe when I heard it, and I was amased when I sawe it. |
| 21:4 | Mine heart failed: fearefulnesse troubled me: the night of my pleasures hath he turned into feare vnto me. |
| 21:5 | Prepare thou the table: watch in the watch towre: eate, drinke: arise, ye princes, anoynt the shielde. |
| 21:6 | For thus hath the Lord said vnto me, Go, set a watchman, to tell what he seeth. |
| 21:7 | And he sawe a charet with two horsemen: a charet of an asse, and a charet of a camel: and he hearkened and tooke diligent heede. |
| 21:8 | And he cryed, A lyon: my lorde, I stand continually vpon ye watche towre in the day time, and I am set in my watche euery night: |
| 21:9 | And beholde, this mans charet commeth with two horsemen. And he answered and said, Babel is fallen: it is fallen, and all the images of her gods hath he broken vnto the ground. |
| 21:10 | O my threshing, and the corne of my floore. That which I haue heard of the Lord of hostes, the God of Israel, haue I shewed vnto you. |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah. He calleth vnto me out of Seir, Watchman, what was in ye night? Watchman, what was in the night? |
| 21:12 | The watchman saide, The morning commeth, and also the night. If yee will aske, enquire: returne and come. |
| 21:13 | The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall yee tarie all night, euen in the waies of Dedanim. |
| 21:14 | O inhabitants of the lande of Tema, bring foorth water to meete the thirstie, and preuent him that fleeth with his bread. |
| 21:15 | For they flee from the drawen swords, euen from the drawen sword, and from the bent bowe, and from the grieuousnesse of warre. |
| 21:16 | For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me, Yet a yeere according to the yeeres of an hireling, and all the glorie of Kedar shall faile. |
| 21:17 | And the residue of the nomber of ye strong archers of the sonnes of Kedar shall be fewe: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it. |
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