Isaiah 21 – Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon

1 The [fn]oracle ^H4853 concerning the [fn]wilderness ^H4057 of the sea ^H3220.

As whirlwinds ^H5492 in the [fn]Negev ^H5045 sweep ^H2498 on,

It comes ^H935 from the wilderness ^H4057, from a fearsome ^H3372 land ^H776.

2 A harsh ^H7186 vision ^H2380 has been declared ^H5046 to me;

The treacherous ^H898 one still deals ^H898 treacherously ^H898, and the destroyer ^H7703 still destroys ^H7703.

Go ^H5927 up ^H5927, Elam ^H5867, lay ^H6696 siege ^H6696, Media ^H4074;

I have made ^H7673 an ^H7673 end ^H7673 of ^H7673 all ^H3605 [fn]the groaning ^H603 she has caused.

3 For ^H5921 this ^H5921 H3651 reason ^H5921 H3651 my loins ^H4975 are full ^H4390 of anguish ^H2479;

Pains ^H6735 have seized ^H270 me like the pains ^H6735 of a woman in ^H3205 labor ^H3205.

I am so ^H4480 bewildered ^H5753 I cannot ^H4480 hear ^H8085, so ^H4480 terrified ^H926 I cannot ^H4480 see ^H7200.

4 My heart ^H3824 [fn]reels ^H8582; [fn]horror ^H6427 terrorizes ^H1204 me;

The twilight ^H5399 I longed ^H2837 for has been turned ^H7760 for me into trembling ^H2731.

5 They set ^H6186 the table ^H7979, they [fn]spread ^H6823 out ^H6823 the cloth ^H6844, they eat ^H398, they drink ^H8354;

“Rise ^H6965 up ^H6965, commanders ^H8269, oil ^H4886 the shields ^H4043,”

6 For thus ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 says ^H559 to me,

“Go ^H1980, station ^H5975 the lookout ^H6822, let him declare ^H5046 what ^H834 he sees ^H7200.

7 “Indeed, he shall see ^H7200 riders ^H7393, horsemen ^H6571 in pairs ^H6776,

Riders ^H7393 of donkeys ^H2543, riders ^H7393 of camels ^H1581,

So let him pay ^H7181 close ^H7182 attention ^H7181, very ^H7227 close ^H7182 attention ^H7182.”

8 Then [fn]the lookout ^H4707 called ^H7121,

“O Lord ^H136, I stand ^H5975 continually ^H8548 by day ^H3119 on the watchtower ^H4707,

And I am stationed ^H5324 every ^H3605 night ^H3915 at my guard ^H4931 post ^H4931.

9 “Now behold ^H2009, here ^H2088 comes ^H935 a troop ^H376 of riders ^H7393, horsemen ^H6571 in pairs ^H6776.”

And one answered ^H6030 and said ^H559, “Fallen ^H5307, fallen ^H5307 is Babylon ^H894;

And all ^H3605 the graven ^H6456 images ^H6456 of her gods ^H430 [fn]are shattered ^H7665 on the ground ^H776.”

10 O my trampled ^H4098 people and my [fn]afflicted ^H1121 of the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637!

What ^H834 I have heard ^H8085 from Yahweh ^H3068 of hosts ^H6635,

The God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, I have declared ^H5046 to you.

Oracles Concerning Dumah and Arabia

11 The [fn]oracle ^H4853 concerning [fn]Dumah ^H123.

One keeps calling ^H7121 to me from Seir ^H8165,

“Watchman ^H8104, [fn]how ^H4100 far gone ^H4480 is the night ^H3915?

Watchman ^H8104, [fn]how ^H4100 far gone ^H4480 is the night ^H3915?”

12 The watchman ^H8104 says ^H559,

“Morning ^H1242 comes ^H857 but also ^H1571 night ^H3915.

If ^H518 you would inquire ^H1158, inquire ^H1158;

Come ^H857 back ^H7725 again ^H7725.”

13 The [fn]oracle ^H4853 about [fn]Arabia ^H6152.

In the thickets ^H3293 of [fn]Arabia ^H6152 you [fn]must spend ^H3885 the ^H3885 night ^H3885,

O caravans ^H736 of Dedanites ^H1720.

14 Bring ^H857 water ^H4325 to meet the thirsty ^H6771,

O inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776 of Tema ^H8485,

Meet ^H6923 with bread ^H3899 the one who has fled ^H5074.

15 For they have fled ^H5074 from the swords ^H2719,

From the drawn ^H5203 sword ^H2719, and from the bent ^H1869 bow ^H7198

And from the heaviness ^H3514 of battle ^H4421.

16 For thus ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 said ^H559 to me, “In a year ^H8141, as [fn]a hired ^H7916 man ^H7916 would count ^H8141 it, all ^H3605 the glory ^H3519 of Kedar ^H6938 will end ^H3615;

17 and the remainder ^H7605 of the number ^H4557 of bowmen ^H7198, the mighty ^H1368 men ^H1368 of the sons ^H1121 of Kedar ^H6938, will be ^H4591 few ^H4591; for Yahweh ^H3068, the God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, has spoken ^H1696.”