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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.
Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.
As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,
it comes from the wilderness,
from a terrible land.
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.
As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,
it comes from the wilderness,
from a terrible 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 stern vision is told to me;
the traitor betrays,
and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, O Elam;
lay siege, O Media;
all the sighing she has caused
I bring to an end.
the traitor betrays,
and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, O Elam;
lay siege, O Media;
all the sighing she has caused
I bring to an end.
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.
Therefore my loins are filled with anguish;
pangs have seized me,
like the pangs of a woman in labor;
I am bowed down so that I cannot hear;
I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
pangs have seized me,
like the pangs of a woman in labor;
I am bowed down so that I cannot hear;
I am dismayed so that 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 heart staggers; horror has appalled 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!
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 said to me:
“Go, set a watchman;
let him announce what he sees.
“Go, set a watchman;
let him announce 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,
riders on donkeys, riders on camels,
let him listen diligently,
very diligently.”
riders on donkeys, riders on camels,
let him listen diligently,
very diligently.”
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!’ ”
And behold, here come riders,
horsemen in pairs!”
And he answered,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
and all the carved images of her gods
he has shattered to the ground.”
horsemen in pairs!”
And he answered,
“Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
and all the carved images of her gods
he has shattered to 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 and winnowed one,
what I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, I announce to you.
what I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, I announce to you.
The oracle concerning Dumah.
One is calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what time of the night?
Watchman, what time of the night?”
One is calling to me from Seir,
“Watchman, what time of the night?
Watchman, what time of 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, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
come back again.”
“Morning comes, and also the night.
If you will 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 concerning Arabia.
In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge,
O caravans of Dedanites.
In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge,
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.
To the thirsty bring water;
meet the fugitive with bread,
O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
meet the fugitive with bread,
O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
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,
from the bent bow,
and from the press of battle.
from the drawn sword,
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, “Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.