Isaiah 21

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1 The prophecy of the wilderness of the seaside. - As storms in the south rush, he goes from the desert, from the terrifying land.
2 A terrible vision is shown to me: a robber is robbing, a devastator is devastating; Go up, Elam, besiege, Mead! I will put an end to all lamentations.
3 My loins are shaking from this; The torments seized me like the torment of a child. I'm excited about what I hear; I'm confused by what I see.
4 My heart trembles; Trembling beats me; My grateful night turned into horror for me.
5 Prepare a table, spread out bedspreads, eat, drink. `Arise, princes, smear the shields! '
6th For thus hath the LORD said unto me: Go, set a watchman; Let him tell what he sees.
7th And he saw riding horses in pairs on horses, horsemen on donkeys, horsemen on camels; And he listened diligently, with great attention, -
8 And the lion cried out, "My lord!" I stood guard all day, and there were whole nights in my place:
9 And, behold, there are people coming, horsemen on horses in pairs. Then he cried out and said, "Babylon is fallen, fallen, and all the idols of his gods lie on the ground."
10 Oh, my threshed and the son of my threshing floor! What I heard from the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, I also told you.

eleven Prophecy about the Duma. - They shout to me from Seir: watchman! How many nights? Watchman! How many nights?
12 The watchman replies: the morning is coming, but it's still night. If you strongly ask, then go and come.

13 Prophecy about Arabia. - In the woods of Arabia, spend the night, the caravans of Dedansky!
14 Living in the land of Feemia! Bring water to meet thirsty; With bread meet the fleeing,
15 Because they flee from swords, from a sword drawn and from a bow stretched, and from the fierce war.
16 For thus the Lord said to me: one more year, equal to the year of the mercenary, and all the glory of Kidarov will disappear,
17th And the bows of the brave sons of Kedar shall be few: thus said the LORD, the God of Israel.

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