Isa 21
1 The Vision of the Wilderness
The vision of the wilderness. As a blast [
2through
3a wilderness
1might go], from out of
the wilderness coming from land;
2so a fearful [
3vision
1and
2hard] was announced to me; the one disregarding disregards; the one acting lawlessly acts lawlessly. [
3are upon
4me
1The
2Elamites], and the ambassadors of the Persians [
2against
3me
1come]. Now I shall moan and shall comfort myself.
3Because of this [
2was filled
1my loin] with feebleness, and pangs took me as the one giving birth. I transgressed to not hear, I hurried to not see.
4 My heart wanders, and lawlessness immerses me; my soul attends to fear.
5Prepare the table! Eat! Drink! Rising up are the rulers. Pull up shields!
6For thus said
the LORD to me, Proceeding, [
2yourself
1stand] as watchman, and whatever you should behold announce!
7And I saw riders -- [
2horsemen
1two], a rider of a donkey, and a rider of a camel. Listen [
2hearing
1with great]!
8And call Uriah to the watchtower of
the LORD! And he said, I stood always by day, and over the camp I stood all the night.
9 Babylon is Fallen
And behold, he comes -- a rider of a double chariot; and responding he said, Has fallen, has fallen, Babylon and all her statues; and her handmade
idols were broken unto the ground.
10Hear! O ones being left behind, and, O ones grieving. Hear what I heard from
the LORD of Hosts!
what the God of Israel announced to you.
11 The Vision of Edom
The vision of Edom. [
2to
3me
1He called] from Seir. Guard
the parapets!
12I guard in the morning, and the night; if you should seek, seek; and [
2with
3me
1live]!
13In the forest by evening you shall bed down in the way of Dedan;
14for meeting with
the one thirsting [
2water
1bring]! O ones dwelling in
the place of Tema. [
2with bread
loaves 1Meet] the ones fleeing!
15because of the multitude of the ones being slain, and because of the multitude of the ones wandering, and because of the multitude of the swords, and because of the multitude of the bows of the ones being extended, and because of the multitude of the ones fallen in the battle.
16For thus [
2said
3to me
1the LORD], Yet a year, as
the year of a hireling, [
4shall fail
1the
2glory
3of Kedar].
17And the remnant of the [
2bowmen
1strong] of
the sons of Kedar will be few. For
the LORD God of Israel spoke.