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God Commands That Babylon Be Taken
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.
As windstorms in the Negev sweep on,
It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.
As windstorms in the Negev sweep on,
It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
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 harsh vision has been shown to me;
The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys.
Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media;
I have made an end of all the groaning she has caused.
The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys.
Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media;
I have made an end of all the groaning she has caused.
A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
For this reason my loins are full of anguish;
Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.
I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.
Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor.
I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see.
Therefore are my loins filled with pain; anguish hath taken hold upon me, as the anguish of a woman in travail: I am bowed down so as not to hear, I am dismayed so as not to see.
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me;
The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.
They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
Prepare the table, appoint the watch; eat, drink: arise, ye princes, anoint the shield.
For thus the Lord says to me,
“Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees.
“Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees.
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
“When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs,
A train of donkeys, a train of camels,
Let him pay close attention, very close attention.”
A train of donkeys, a train of camels,
Let him pay close attention, very close attention.”
And he saw chariots, horsemen by pairs, a chariot with asses, a chariot with camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed.
Then the lookout called,
“O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower,
And I am stationed every night at my guard post.
“O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower,
And I am stationed every night at my guard post.
And he cried [as] a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights.
“Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”
And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”
-- And behold, there cometh a chariot of men; horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
O my threshed people, and my afflicted of the threshing floor!
What I have heard from the LORD of hosts,
The God of Israel, I make known to you.
What I have heard from the LORD of hosts,
The God of Israel, I make known to you.
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor! What I have heard of Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
Oracles about Edom and Arabia
The oracle concerning Edom.
One keeps calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, how far gone is the night?
Watchman, how far gone is the night?”
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 says,
“Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.”
“Morning comes but also night.
If you would inquire, inquire;
Come back again.”
The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire; return, come.
The oracle about Arabia.
In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night,
O caravans of Dedanites.
In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night,
O caravans of Dedanites.
A Prophecy against Arabia
The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, [ye] caravans of Dedanites.
The burden against Arabia. In the forest of Arabia shall ye lodge, [ye] caravans of Dedanites.
Bring water for the thirsty,
O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Meet the fugitive with bread.
O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Meet the fugitive with bread.
Bring ye water to meet the thirsty! The inhabitants of the land of Tema come forth with their bread for him that fleeth.
For they have fled from the swords,
From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow
And from the press of battle.
From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow
And from the press of battle.
For they flee from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;
For thus hath the Lord said unto me: Within a year, according to the years of a hired servant, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail;