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| 21:1 | The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land. |
| 21:2 | A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease. |
| 21:3 | Therefore filled have been my loins `with' great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing. |
| 21:4 | Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me, |
| 21:5 | Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield, |
| 21:6 | For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.' |
| 21:7 | And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention! |
| 21:8 | And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights. |
| 21:9 | And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth. |
| 21:10 | O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!' |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah. Unto me is `one' calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?' |
| 21:12 | The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.' |
| 21:13 | The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim. |
| 21:14 | To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive. |
| 21:15 | For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle. |
| 21:16 | For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar. |
| 21:17 | And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!' |
| 21:1 | 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. |
| 21:2 | 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. |
| 21:3 | 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. |
| 21:4 | My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. |
| 21:5 | Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. |
| 21:6 | For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. |
| 21:7 | 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: |
| 21:8 | And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: |
| 21:9 | 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. |
| 21:10 | 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. |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
| 21:12 | The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. |
| 21:13 | The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. |
| 21:14 | The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. |
| 21:15 | For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
| 21:16 | For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: |
| 21:17 | 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. |
| 21:1 | The burden of the desert of the sea: As tempests in the Negeb pass, it comes from the desert from a terrifying land. |
| 21:2 | A harsh vision is revealed to me; the deceiver deals deceitfully, and the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! I have caused all her sighing to cease. |
| 21:3 | Because of this my loins are filled with pain; pangs have taken hold on me like the pangs of a travailing woman. I am bowed from hearing; I am troubled from seeing. |
| 21:4 | My heart wanders; terror overwhelms me; He has turned the twilight of my pleasure into trembling. |
| 21:5 | Prepare the table; watch in the watchtower; eat, drink; rise up, rulers, and anoint the shield. |
| 21:6 | For so the Lord has said to me: Go, set a watchman; he will declare what he sees. |
| 21:7 | And he sees a chariot, a couple of horsemen; a chariot of an ass; a chariot of a camel; and let him bow attentively, very attentively. |
| 21:8 | And he cried, A lion! My lord, I always stand on my watchtower by day; and I am stationed at my post all the nights. |
| 21:9 | And, behold, here comes a chariot of a man, a pair of horses. And he answered and said, Babylon has fallen, has fallen! And He has smashed the cut images of her gods to the earth. |
| 21:10 | Oh my threshing, and the grain of my floor! That which I have heard of Jehovah of Hosts, the God of Israel, I have told to you. |
| 21:11 | The burden of Dumah: He calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
| 21:12 | The watchman says, The morning comes, and also night. If you would inquire, inquire. Come! Return! |
| 21:13 | The burden of Arabia: You shall stay in the forest of Arabia, O traveling companies of Dedanites. |
| 21:14 | The people of the land of Tema bring water to him who is thirsty; they went to meet the fugitive with his bread. |
| 21:15 | For they fled from before swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the press of battle. |
| 21:16 | For so the Lord has said to me, Within a year, as the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall be ended, |
| 21:17 | and the rest of the number of the archers, the warriors of the sons of Kedar, shall be few. For Jehovah God of Israel has spoken. |
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