The 1 aoracle concerning the 2 bwilderness
of the sea
. As cwindstorms
in the 3Negev
sweep
on, It comes
from the wilderness
, from a terrifying
land
.
A aharsh vision
has been shown
to me; The btreacherous
one still deals
treacherously
, and the destroyer
still destroys
. Go
up, cElam
, lay
siege
, Media
; I have made
an end
of all
1the groaning
she has caused.
For this reason
my aloins
are full
of anguish
; Pains
have seized
me like the pains
of a bwoman in labor
. I am so
bewildered
I cannot
hear
, so
terrified
I cannot
see
.
My 1mind reels
, 2horror
overwhelms
me; The twilight
I longed
for has been aturned
for me into trembling
.
They aset the table
, they 1spread
out the cloth
, they eat
, they drink
; "Rise
up, captains
, oil
the shields
,"
For thus the Lord
says
to me, "Go
, station
the lookout
, let him areport
what
he sees
.
"When he sees ariders
, horsemen
in pairs
, A train
of donkeys
, a train
of camels
, Let him pay
close
attention
, very
close
attention
."
Then 1the lookout called
, " aO Lord
, I stand
continually
by day
on the watchtower
, And I am stationed
every
night
at my guard
post
.
"Now behold, here
comes
a troop
of riders
, horsemen
in pairs
." And one said
, " aFallen
, fallen
is Babylon
; And all
the bimages
of her gods
1are shattered
on the ground
."
O my athreshed people, and my 1afflicted
of the threshing
floor
! What
I have heard
from the LORD
of hosts
, The God
of Israel
, I make
known
to you.
The 1oracle concerning 2 aEdom
. One keeps calling
to me from bSeir
, "Watchman
, 3how
far gone
is the night
? Watchman
, 3how
far gone
is the night
?"
The watchman says
, "Morning
comes
but also
night
. If
you would inquire
, inquire
; Come
back
again
."
The 1oracle about aArabia
. In the thickets
of Arabia
you 2must spend
the night
, O caravans
of bDedanites
.
Bring water
1for the thirsty
, O inhabitants
of the land
of aTema
, Meet
the fugitive
with bread
.
For they have afled from the swords
, From the drawn
sword
, and from the bent
bow
And from the press
of battle
.
For thus the Lord
said
to me, "In a ayear
, as 1a hired
man
would count
it, all
the splendor
of bKedar
will terminate
;
and the aremainder of the number
of bowmen
, the mighty
men
of the sons
of Kedar
, will be few
; for the LORD
God
of Israel
bhas spoken
."