Isaiah 21

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1. 1The burden of the desert of the sea: As whirlwinds in the south sweep through, so it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
2. 2A grievous vision has been shown to me: the traitor acts treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; lay siege, Media; I have put an end to all the sighing.
3. 3Therefore my loins are filled with pain; pangs have taken hold of me, as the pangs of a woman in labor: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4. 4My heart pounded, and terror frightened me. He has turned my pleasant night into a night of fear.
5. 5Set the table, post the watchmen, eat and drink. Rise up, commanders, and anoint the shield.
6. 6The LORD told me, "Go and post a watchman. Have him report everything he sees."
7. 7And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, a chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels; and he listened carefully with much attention.
8. 8The watchman cried out, 'A lion! My lord, I stand continually on the watchtower during the day, and I am stationed at my guard post all night.'
9. 9Look! Here comes a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen; and all the carved images of her gods have been smashed to the ground.'
10. 10O my threshing, and the grain of my floor: what I have heard from the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared to you.
11. 11A message about Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, 'Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'
12. 12The watchman answered, "Morning is coming, but so is another night. If you want to ask again, come back and ask."
13. 13A message about Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites will have to make camp in the thickets of the Arabian wilderness.
14. 14The people of the land of Tema brought water to the thirsty person and met the one who fled with bread.
15. 15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the harshness of war.
16. 16The LORD told me, 'Within a year, as a hired worker counts time, all the glory of Kedar shall fail.'
17. 17The remaining archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, will be diminished, for the LORD God of Israel has spoken.