21:1 An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 1 , An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
21:2 A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 2 , A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
21:3 At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 3 , At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
21:4 My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 4 , My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
21:5 They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 5 , They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
21:6 This is what the Lord says to me: 'Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 6 , This is what the Lord says to me: 'Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
21:7 When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 7 , When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert.'
21:8 And the lookout shouted, 'Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 8 , And the lookout shouted, 'Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
21:9 Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!''
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 9 , Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!''
21:10 O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 10 , O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel.
21:11 An oracle concerning Dumah : Someone calls to me from Seir, 'Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 11 , An oracle concerning Dumah : Someone calls to me from Seir, 'Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?'
21:12 The watchman replies, 'Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again.'
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 12 , The watchman replies, 'Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again.'
21:13 An oracle concerning Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 13 , An oracle concerning Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
21:14 bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 14 , bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives.
21:15 They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 15 , They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
21:16 This is what the Lord says to me: 'Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 16 , This is what the Lord says to me: 'Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.
21:17 The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.' The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
The NIV Book of Isaiah , Chapter 21 , Verse 17 , The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.' The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
