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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.
I see a terrifying vision:
I see the betrayer betraying,
the destroyer destroying.
Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes,
attack and lay siege.
I will make an end
to all the groaning Babylon caused.
I see the betrayer betraying,
the destroyer destroying.
Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes,
attack and lay siege.
I will make an end
to all the groaning Babylon 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.
My stomach aches and burns with pain.
Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me,
like those of a woman in labor.
I grow faint when I hear what God is planning;
I am too afraid to look.
Sharp pangs of anguish are upon me,
like those of a woman in labor.
I grow faint when I hear what God is planning;
I am too afraid to look.
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 mind reels and my heart races.
I longed for evening to come,
but now I am terrified of the dark.
I longed for evening to come,
but now I am terrified of the dark.
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.
Look! They are preparing a great feast.
They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.
Everyone is eating and drinking.
But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.
You are being attacked!
They are spreading rugs for people to sit on.
Everyone is eating and drinking.
But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle.
You are being attacked!
Meanwhile, the Lord said to me,
“Put a watchman on the city wall.
Let him shout out what he sees.
“Put a watchman on the city wall.
Let him shout out 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.
He should look for chariots
drawn by pairs of horses,
and for riders on donkeys and camels.
Let the watchman be fully alert.”
drawn by pairs of horses,
and for riders on donkeys and camels.
Let the watchman be 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.”
Now at last — look!
Here comes a man in a chariot
with a pair of horses!”
Then the watchman said,
“Babylon is fallen, fallen!
All the idols of Babylon
lie broken on the ground!”
Here comes a man in a chariot
with a pair of horses!”
Then the watchman said,
“Babylon is fallen, fallen!
All the idols of Babylon
lie broken 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.”
O my people, threshed and winnowed,
I have told you everything the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said,
everything the God of Israel has told me.
I have told you everything the LORD of Heaven’s Armies has said,
everything the God of Israel has told me.
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 night will soon return.
If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.
If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”
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 Message about Arabia
This message came to me concerning Arabia:
O caravans from Dedan,
hide in the deserts 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.
O people of Tema,
bring water to these thirsty people,
food to these weary refugees.
bring water to these thirsty people,
food to these weary refugees.
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 have fled from the sword,
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and the terrors of battle.
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow
and the terrors 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.
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.