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A Prophecy Against Babylon
A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
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.
A dire vision has been shown to me:
The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot.
Elam, attack! Media, lay siege!
I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot.
Elam, attack! Media, lay siege!
I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
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.
At this my body is racked with pain,
pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;
I am staggered by what I hear,
I am bewildered by what I see.
pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor;
I am staggered by what I hear,
I am bewildered by what I see.
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.
My heart falters,
fear makes me tremble;
the twilight I longed for
has become a horror to me.
fear makes me tremble;
the twilight I longed for
has become a horror to me.
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.
They set the tables,
they spread the rugs,
they eat, they drink!
Get up, you officers,
oil the shields!
they spread the rugs,
they eat, they drink!
Get up, you officers,
oil the shields!
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,”
This is what the Lord says to me:
“Go, post a lookout
and have him report what he sees.
“Go, post a lookout
and have him report what he sees.
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.
When he sees chariots
with teams of horses,
riders on donkeys
or riders on camels,
let him be alert,
fully alert.”
with teams of horses,
riders on donkeys
or riders on camels,
let him be alert,
fully alert.”
“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.”
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.
Look, here comes a man in a chariot
with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
‘Babylon has fallen, has fallen!
All the images of its gods
lie shattered on the ground!’ ”
with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
‘Babylon has fallen, has fallen!
All the images of its gods
lie shattered on the ground!’ ”
“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.”
My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,
I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
from the God of Israel.
I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
from the God of Israel.
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.
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?”
The watchman replies,
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
“Morning is coming, but also the night.
If you would ask, then ask;
and come back yet again.”
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.”
A Prophecy Against Arabia
A prophecy against Arabia:
You caravans of Dedanites,
who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
A prophecy against Arabia:
You caravans of Dedanites,
who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
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.
bring water for the thirsty;
you who live in Tema,
bring food for the fugitives.
you who live in Tema,
bring food for the fugitives.
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.
They flee from the sword,
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and from the heat of battle.
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and from the heat of battle.
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.
This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end.
For thus the Lord said to me, “In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;