Isaiah 21 – New American Standard Bible 2020 (NASB20)

God Commands That Babylon Be Taken

1 The pronouncement ^H4853 concerning the [fn]wilderness ^H4057 of the sea ^H3220:

As windstorms ^H5492 in the [fn]Negev ^H5045 come ^H2498 in ^H2498 turns ^H2498,

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

2 A harsh ^H7186 vision ^H2380 has been shown ^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 put ^H7673 an ^H7673 end ^H7673 to ^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 [fn]mind ^H3824 reels ^H8582, [fn]horror ^H6427 overwhelms ^H1204 me;

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

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, captains ^H8269, oil ^H4886 the shields ^H4043!”

6 For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 says ^H559 to me:

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

7 “When he sees ^H7200 [fn]a column ^H7393 of chariots ^H7393, horsemen ^H6571 in pairs ^H6776,

A train ^H7393 of donkeys ^H2543, a train ^H7393 of camels ^H1581,

He is to pay ^H7181 close ^H7182 attention ^H7181, very ^H7227 close ^H7182 attention ^H7182.”

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

“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 said ^H559, “Fallen ^H5307, fallen ^H5307 is Babylon ^H894;

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

10 My downtrodden ^H4098 people, and my [fn]afflicted ^H1121 of the threshing ^H1637 floor ^H1637!

What ^H834 I have heard ^H8085 from the LORD ^H3068 of armies ^H6635,

The God ^H430 of Israel ^H3478, I make ^H5046 known ^H5046 to you.

Pronouncements about Edom and Arabia

11 The pronouncement ^H4853 concerning [fn]Edom ^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 pronouncement ^H4853 about Arabia ^H6152:

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

You caravans ^H736 of Dedanites ^H1720.

14 Bring ^H857 water ^H4325 [fn]for the thirsty ^H6771,

You inhabitants ^H3427 of the land ^H776 of Tema ^H8485;

Meet ^H6923 the fugitive ^H5074 with bread ^H3899.

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 press ^H3514 of battle ^H4421.

16 For this ^H3541 is ^H3541 what ^H3541 the Lord ^H136 said ^H559 to me: “In a year ^H8141, as [fn]a hired ^H7916 worker ^H7916 would count ^H8141 it, all ^H3605 the splendor ^H3519 of Kedar ^H6938 will come ^H3615 to ^H3615 an ^H3615 end ^H3615;

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