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Babylon is Fallen
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.
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.
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.
I see a terrifying vision:
I see the betrayer betraying,
the destroyer destroying.
Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes,
attack and lay siege.
I will make an end
to all the groaning Babylon caused.
I see the betrayer betraying,
the destroyer destroying.
Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes,
attack and lay siege.
I will make an end
to all the groaning Babylon caused.
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.
My stomach aches and burns with pain.
Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me,
like those of a woman in labor.
I grow faint when I hear what God is planning;
I am too afraid to look.
Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me,
like those of a woman in labor.
I grow faint when I hear what God is planning;
I am too afraid to look.
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
My mind reels and my heart races.
I longed for evening to come,
but now I am terrified of the dark.
I longed for evening to come,
but now I am terrified of the dark.
Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Look! They are preparing a great feast.
They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.
Everyone is eating and drinking.
But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.
You are being attacked!
They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.
Everyone is eating and drinking.
But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.
You are being attacked!
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Meanwhile, the Lord said to me,
“Put a watchman on the city wall.
Let him shout out what he sees.
“Put a watchman on the city wall.
Let him shout out what he sees.
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:
He should look for chariots
drawn by pairs of horses,
and for riders on donkeys and camels.
Let the watchman be fully alert.”
drawn by pairs of horses,
and for riders on donkeys and camels.
Let the watchman be fully alert.”
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:
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.
Now at last — look!
Here comes a man in a chariot
with a pair of horses!”
Then the watchman said,
“Babylon is fallen, fallen!
All the idols of Babylon
lie broken on the ground!”
Here comes a man in a chariot
with a pair of horses!”
Then the watchman said,
“Babylon is fallen, fallen!
All the idols of Babylon
lie broken on the ground!”
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.
O my people, threshed and winnowed,
I have told you everything the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said,
everything the God of Israel has told me.
I have told you everything the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said,
everything the God of Israel has told me.
A Prophecy against Edom
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come.
The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.
If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.
If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
A Prophecy against Arabia
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
A Message about Arabia
This message came to me concerning Arabia:
O caravans from Dedan,
hide in the deserts of Arabia.
The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
O people of Tema,
bring water to these thirsty people,
food to these weary refugees.
bring water to these thirsty people,
food to these weary refugees.
For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
They have fled from the sword,
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and the terrors of battle.
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and the terrors of battle.
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: