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A Judgment on Babylon
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# Chapter 21
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1. A pronouncement concerning the desert by the sea:
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1 A pronouncement concerning the desert by the sea:
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Like storms that pass over the Negev,
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it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.
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2. A troubling vision is declared to me:
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"The treacherous one acts treacherously,
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2 A troubling vision is declared to me:
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“The treacherous one acts treacherously,
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and the destroyer destroys.
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Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes!
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I will put an end to all the groaning."
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3. Therefore I am filled with anguish.
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I will put an end to all the groaning.”
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3 Therefore I am filled with anguish.
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Pain grips me, like the pain of a woman in labor.
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I am too perplexed to hear,
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too dismayed to see.
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4. My heart staggers;
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4 My heart staggers;
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horror terrifies me.
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He has turned my last glimmer of hope
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into sheer terror.
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5. Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet!
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5 Prepare a table, and spread out a carpet!
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Eat and drink!
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Rise up, you princes, and oil the shields!
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6. For the Lord has said to me,
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"Go, post a lookout;
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6 For the Lord has said to me,
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“Go, post a lookout;
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let him report what he sees.
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7. When he sees riders--
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7 When he sees riders—
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pairs of horsemen,
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riders on donkeys,
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riders on camels--
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he must pay close attention."
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8. Then the lookout reported,
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"Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day,
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riders on camels—
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he must pay close attention.”
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8 Then the lookout reported,
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“Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day,
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and I stay at my post all night.
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9. Look, riders come--
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horsemen in pairs."
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9 Look, riders come—
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horsemen in pairs.”
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And he answered, saying,
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"Babylon has fallen, has fallen.
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“Babylon has fallen, has fallen.
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All the images of her gods
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have been shattered on the ground."
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10. My people who have been crushed
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have been shattered on the ground.”
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10 My people who have been crushed
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on the threshing floor,
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I have declared to you
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what I have heard from the Lord of Armies,
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the God of Israel.
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A Pronouncement against Dumah
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11. A pronouncement concerning Dumah:
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11 A pronouncement concerning Dumah:
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One calls to me from Seir,
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"Watchman, what is left of the night?
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Watchman, what is left of the night?"
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12. The watchman said,
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"Morning has come, and also night.
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“Watchman, what is left of the night?
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Watchman, what is left of the night?”
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12 The watchman said,
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“Morning has come, and also night.
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If you want to ask, ask!
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Come back again."
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A Pronouncement against Arabia
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13. A pronouncement concerning Arabia:
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Come back again.”
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13 A pronouncement concerning Arabia:
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In the desert brush
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you will camp for the night,
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you caravans of Dedanites.
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14. Bring water for the thirsty.
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14 Bring water for the thirsty.
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The inhabitants of the land of Tema
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meet the refugees with food.
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15. For they have fled from swords,
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15 For they have fled from swords,
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from the drawn sword,
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from the bow that is strung,
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and from the stress of battle.
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16. For the Lord said this to me: "Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
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17. The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number." For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
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16 For the Lord said this to me: “Within one year, as a hired worker counts years, all the glory of Kedar will be gone.
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17 The remaining Kedarite archers will be few in number.” For the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.
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