Isaiah 21

1 [the] oracle of [the] wilderness of [the] sea Like storm-winds in the south to sweep on from [the] wilderness [someone is] coming from a land to be feared.

THE VISION OF THE DESERT. As though a whirlwind should pass through the desert, coming from a desert, [even] from such a land,

2 A vision severe it has been told to me the traitor - [is] acting treacherously and the destroyer - [is] destroying go up O Elam lay siege O Media all groaning its I will cause to cease.

[so] a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.

3 There-fore they are full loins my anguish pangs they have seized me like [the] pangs of [a woman who] gives birth I am bent over from hearing I am terrified from seeing.

Therefore are my loins filled with feebleness, and pangs have seized me as a travailing woman: I dealt wrongfully that I might not hear; I hasted that I might not see.

4 It has wandered heart my shuddering it has overwhelmed me [the] twilight of desire my it has made for me trembling.

My heart wanders, and transgression overwhelms me; my soul is occupied with fear.

5 They are arranging the table they are spreading out the rug eating drinking arise O officials smear a shield.

Prepare the table, eat, drink: arise, you princes, and prepare [your] shields.

6 For thus he has said to me [the] Lord go station the watchman [that] which he will see let him tell.

For thus said the Lord to me, Go and station a watchman for yourself, and declare whatever you shall see.

7 And he will see a rider a pair of horses a rider of a donkey a rider of a camel and he will pay attention attentiveness greatness of attentiveness.

And I saw two mounted horsemen, and a rider on an ass, and a rider on a camel.

8 And he called out a lion on a watchtower - O Lord I [am] standing continually by day and at post my I [am] stationed all the nights.

Listen with great attention, and call you Urias to the watch-tower: the Lord has spoken. I stood continually during the day, and I stood in the camp all night:

9 And there! this [is] coming a rider a man a pair of horses and he answered and he said it has fallen it has fallen Babylon and all [the] images of gods its someone has broken to the ground.

and, behold, he comes riding in a chariot and pair: and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all her images and her idols have been crushed to the ground.

10 O threshed one my and [the] son of threshing floor my [that] which I have heard from with Yahweh of hosts [the] God of Israel I have told to you.

Hear, you that are left, and you that are in pain, hear what things I have heard of the Lord of hosts [which] the God of Israel has declared to us. THE VISION OF IDUMEA.

11 [the] oracle of Dumah to me [someone is] calling from Seir O watchman what? [is] from [the] night O watchman what? [is] from [the] night.

Call to me out of Seir; guard you the bulwarks.

12 He says [the] watchman it will come morning and also night if you will enquire! enquire return come.

I watch in the morning and the night: if you would enquire, enquire, and dwell by me.

13 [the] oracle On Arabia in the thicket[s] in Arabia you will lodge O caravans of Dedanites.

You may lodge in the forest in the evening, or in the way of Daedan.

14 To meet [the] thirsty bring water O inhabitants of [the] land of Tema with bread his they met fugitive[s].

You that dwell in the country of Thaeman, bring water to meet him that is thirsty;

15 For from before swords they have fled from before - a sword drawn and from before a bow bent and from before [the] weight of battle.

meet the fugitives with bread, because of the multitude of the slain, and because of the multitude of them that lose their way, and because of the multitude of swords, and because of the multitude of bent bows, and because of the multitude of them that have fallen in war.

16 For thus he has said [the] Lord to me in yet a year like [the] years of a hired laborer and it will be finished all [the] splendor of Kedar.

For thus said the Lord to me, Yet a year, as the year of an hireling, [and] the glory of the sons of Kedar shall fail:

17 And [the] remnant of a number of bowmen [the] warriors of [the] people of Kedar they will be few for Yahweh [the] God of Israel he has spoken.

and the remnant of the strong bows of the sons of Kedar shall be small: for the Lord God of Israel has spoken [it].