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1Here is a prophecy concerning Babylon , the Desert by the Sea:[#21:1 That is, by the Persian Gulf.]
As whirlwinds rushing in from the southland,
an invader comes in from the desert, from a land to be feared.
2A terrifying revelation has been given to me:
The betrayer betrays; the destroyer destroys.
Arise, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes!
I will put an end
to all the grief she brought to the nations .
3There’s a churning deep inside me,
like labor pains of a woman about to give birth.
I’m too anguished by what I hear
and too frightened by what I see.
4My mind is reeling; I’m filled with panic.
I longed for twilight, but now I tremble through the night.
5I see them prepare the table and spread their rugs,
then they eat and they drink.
Get up, you military officers! Anoint your shields for battle!
6For this is what the Lord said to me:
“Go post a sentry and have him report what he sees.
7When he sees them come with chariots
and advancing warriors riding on horses, donkeys, and camels,
let him be alert—extremely alert!”
8Then the sentry cries out,[#21:8 Or “He cried out, ‘A lion!’ ” See Rev. 5:5.]
“I continually stand on this watchtower day after day
for you, O Lord.
I’m stationed at my post throughout the night.
9Look! Someone’s coming!
It’s a man in a chariot with a team of horses.
He shouts out, ‘Fallen, fallen, Babylon has fallen!
All the idols of their gods lie shattered on the ground!’ ”
10My people, lying crushed on the threshing floor,
I declare to you what I have heard from the God of Israel,
Yahweh , the Commander of Angel Armies.
11Here is a prophecy about Dumah:[#21:11 Dumah is a location in northern Arabia and is a poetic term for Edom, an ancient kingdom situated south of the Dead Sea. Dumah means “stillness [of death].” It was the land of Esau’s descendants. See Gen. 32:3; Num. 24:18. The Hebrew root word for “Edom” is “Adam.”]
Someone keeps calling me from the land of Edom, saying,
“Watchman, how much longer is the night?
Watchman, how much longer is the night?”
12The watchman answers,
“Morning comes, but a dark night endures.
If you want to ask again, then come back and ask.”
13A prophecy concerning Arabia:
You caravans from Dedan,
you will camp among the thickets in the desert land of Arabia.
14People of Tema, come and bring water to the thirsty[#21:14 Tema was a descendant of Abraham (see 1 Chron. 1:28–30). Tema (modern-day Tayma) is also a city in northern Saudi Arabia. Tema means “sunny,” “good fortune,” or “prosperity.”]
and bread for the fugitives.
15For they have fled from the battle, from the drawn swords,
from the bent bows, and from the weight of warfare.
16This is what the Sovereign God said to me:
“Within exactly one year,
all the splendor of Kedar will end.
17And all the weapons left of Kedar’s warriors will be few,
for the Lord Yahweh , the God of Israel, has spoken.”