Isaiah 21
21The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.H4853H4057H3220H5492H5045H2498H935H4057H3372H7762A 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. / grievous: Heb. hardH7186H2380H5046H898H898H7703H7703H5927H5867H6696H4074H585H76733Therefore 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.H4975H4390H2479H6735H270H6735H3205H5753H8085H926H72004My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. / heart…: or, mind wandered / turned: Heb. putH3824H8582H6427H1204H5399H2837H7760H27315Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.H6186H7979H6822H6844H398H8354H6965H8269H4886H40436For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.H136H559H3212H5975H6822H5046H72007And 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:H7200H7393H6776H6571H7393H2543H7393H1581H7181H7182H7227H71828And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: / he…: or, cried as a lion / whole…: or, every nightH7121H738H136H5975H8548H4707H3119H5324H4931H39159And, 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.H935H7393H376H6776H6571H6030H559H894H5307H5307H6456H430H7665H77610O 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. / corn: Heb. sonH4098H1121H1637H8085H3068H6635H430H3478H504611The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?H4853H1746H7121H8165H8104H3915H8104H391512The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.H8104H559H1242H857H3915H1158H1158H7725H85713The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.H4853H6152H3293H6152H3885H736H172014The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. / brought: or, bring yeH3427H776H8485H857H4325H7125H6771H6923H3899H507415For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. / from the swords: or, for fear, etc: Heb. from the face, etcH5074H6440H2719H6440H5203H2719H6440H1869H7198H6440H3514H442116For 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:H136H559H8141H8141H7916H3519H6938H361517And 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. / archers: Heb. bowsH7605H4557H7198H1368H1121H6938H4591H3068H430H3478H1696