“1 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. 2 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. 3 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]. 4 My heart panted, fearfulness
affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto
me. 5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye
princes, [and] anoint the shield. 6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me,
Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. 7 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: 8 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: 9 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. 10 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.”
“11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what
of the night? Watchman, what of the night? 12 The watchman said, The
morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye:
return, come.”
“13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O
ye travelling companies of Dedanim. 14 The inhabitants of the land of
Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their
bread him that fled. 15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn
sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. 16 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: 17 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].” (Isaiah 21:1-17 AV)