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God Commands That Babylon Be Taken | ||||
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| 1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As windstorms in the Negev sweep on, It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land. | 1 The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land. | 1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. | 1 THE burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land. | 1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. 'Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land. | 2 A harsh vision has been shown to me; The treacherous one still deals treacherously, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, Elam, lay siege, Media; I have made an end of all the groaning she has caused. | 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. | 2 A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. | 2 A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully : and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease. | 2 A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease. | 3 For this reason my loins are full of anguish; Pains have seized me like the pains of a woman in labor. I am so bewildered I cannot hear, so terrified I cannot see. | 3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it. | 3 Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. | 3 Therefore are my loins filled with pain, anguish hath taken hold of me, as the anguish of a woman in labour: I fell down at the hearing of it, I was troubled at the seeing of it. | 3 Therefore filled have been my loins with great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing. | 4 My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling. | 4 My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. | 4 My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. | 4 My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me. | 4 Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me, | 5 They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; "Rise up, captains, oil the shields," | 5 Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. | 5 They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. | 5 Prepare the table, behold in the watchtower them that eat and drink: arise, ye princes, take up the shield. | 5 Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield, | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 6 For thus the Lord says to me, "Go, station the lookout, let him report what he sees. | 6 For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth. | 6 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth: | 6 For thus hath the Lord said to me: Go, and set a watchman: and whatsoever he shall see, let him tell. | 6 For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.' | 7 "When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs, A train of donkeys, a train of camels, Let him pay close attention, very close attention." | 7 And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed: | 7 and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed. | 7 And he saw a chariot with two horsemen, a rider upon an ass, and a rider upon a camel: and he beheld them diligently with much heed. | 7 And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention! | 8 Then the lookout called, "O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower, And I am stationed every night at my guard post. | 8 And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights: | 8 And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; | 8 And a lion cried out: I am upon the watchtower of the Lord, standing continually by day: and I am upon my ward, standing whole nights. | 8 And he crieth -- a lion, 'On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights. | 9 "Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs." And one said, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon; And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground." | 9 And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground. | 9 and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground. | 9 Behold this man cometh, the rider upon the chariot with two horsemen, and he answered, and said: Babylon is fallen, she is fallen, and all the graven gods thereof are broken unto the ground. | 9 And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: 'Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth. | 10 O my threshed people, and my afflicted of the threshing floor! What I have heard from the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, I make known to you. | 10 O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. | 10 O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. | 10 O my thrashing and the children of my door, that which I have heard of the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, I have declared unto you. | 10 O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!' | Oracles about Edom and Arabia |
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| 11 The oracle concerning Edom. One keeps calling to me from Seir, "Watchman, how far gone is the night? Watchman, how far gone is the night?" | 11 The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? | 11 The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? | 11 The burden of Duma calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the eight? watchman, what of the night? | 11 The burden of Dumah. Unto me is one calling from Seir 'Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?' | 12 The watchman says, "Morning comes but also night. If you would inquire, inquire; Come back again." | 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come. | 12 The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come. | 12 The watchman said: The morning cometh, also the night: if you seek, seek: return, come. | 12 The watchman hath said, 'Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.' | 13 The oracle about Arabia. In the thickets of Arabia you must spend the night, O caravans of Dedanites. | 13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim. | 13 The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. | 13 The burden in Arabia. In the forest at evening you shall sleep, in the paths of Dedanim. | 13 The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim. | 14 Bring water for the thirsty, O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Meet the fugitive with bread. | 14 The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled. | 14 Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. | 14 Meeting the thirsty bring him water, you that inhabit the land of the south, meet with bread him that fleeth. | 14 To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive. | 15 For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the press of battle. | 15 For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. | 15 For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. | 15 For they are fled from before the swords, from the sword that hung over them, from the bent bow, from the face of a grievous battle. | 15 For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle. | NASB | KJV | ASV | DRB | YLT |
| 16 For thus the Lord said to me, "In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate; | 16 For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail: | 16 For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; | 16 For thus saith the Lord to me: Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Cedar shall be taken away. | 16 For thus said the Lord unto me: 'Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar. | 17 and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the LORD God of Israel has spoken." | 17 And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it. | 17 and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it. | 17 And the residue of the number of strong archers of the children of Cedar shall be diminished: for the Lord the God of Israel hath spoken it. | 17 And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!' |
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