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
.
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 heart panted
, fearfulness
affrighted
me: the night
of my pleasure
hath he turned
into fear
unto me.
Prepare the table
, watch
in the watchtower
, eat
, drink
: arise
, ye princes
, and anoint
the shield
.
For thus hath the Lord said
unto me, Go
, set
a watchman
, let him declare
what he seeth
.
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
:
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
.
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.
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 enquire
, enquire
ye: return
, come
.
The burden upon Arabia
. In the forest
in Arabia
shall ye lodge
, O ye travelling companies
of Dedanim
.
The inhabitants of the land
of Tema
brought
water
to him
that was thirsty
, they prevented
with their bread
him that fled
.
For they fled from
the swords
, from
the drawn
sword
, and from
the bent
bow
, and from
the grievousness
of war
.
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
:
And 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 .