Isa 21 | ABEn | STEP | The vision of the wilderness. As a blast [ 2 through 3 a wilderness 1 might go], from out of the wilderness coming from land;

Isaiah 21

CHAPTER 21 The Vision of the Wilderness

1 The vision of the wilderness. As a blast [²through ³a wilderness ¹might go], from out of the wilderness coming from land; 2 so 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. 3 Because 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. 5 Prepare the table! Eat! Drink! Rising up are the rulers. Pull up shields! 6 For thus said the lord to me, Proceeding, [²yourself ¹stand] as watchman, and whatever you should behold announce! 7 And I saw riders -- [²horsemen ¹two], a rider of a donkey, and a rider of a camel. Listen [²hearing ¹with great]! 8 And 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.

Babylon is Fallen

9 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. 10 Hear! 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.

The Vision of Edom

11 The vision of Edom. [²to ³me ¹He called] from Seir. Guard the parapets! 12 I guard in the morning, and the night; if you should seek, seek; and [²with ³me ¹live]! 13 In the forest by evening you shall bed down in the way of Dedan; 14 for meeting with the one thirsting [²water ¹bring]! O ones dwelling in the place of Tema. [²with bread loaves ¹Meet] the ones fleeing! 15 because 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. 16 For thus [²said ³to me ¹the lord], Yet a year, as the year of a hireling, [⁴shall fail ¹the ²glory ³of Kedar]. 17 And the remnant of the [²bowmen ¹strong] of the sons of Kedar will be few. For the lord God of Israel spoke.