Isaiah 21:1 - Forerunner Commentary

Isaiah 21:1

The Fall of Babylon Proclaimed

1 The¹ burden against the Wilderness of the Sea.
As ^awhirlwinds in the South pass through,
So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.

2 A distressing vision is declared to me;
^aThe treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
^bGo up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.

3 Therefore ^amy loins are filled with pain;
^bPangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor.
I was¹ distressed when I heard it;
I was dismayed when I saw it.

4 My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;
^aThe night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.

5 ^aPrepare the table,
Set a watchman in the tower,
Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
Anoint the shield!

6 For thus has the Lord said to me:
“Go, set a watchman,
Let him declare what he sees.”

7 And he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen,
A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care.

8 ¹Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!
I stand continually on the ^awatchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.

9 And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!”
Then he answered and said,
^a“Babylon is fallen, is fallen!
And ^ball the carved images of her gods
He has broken to the ground.”

10 ^aOh, my threshing and the grain of my floor!
That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
I have declared to you.

Proclamation Against Edom

11 ^aThe¹ burden against Dumah.
He calls to me out of ^bSeir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”

12 The watchman said,
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”

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Definitions of words in Isaiah 21:1:

Against {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Burden {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Burden {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Desert {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Desert {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

In {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Land {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

South {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
South {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Wilderness {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Wilderness {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Other definition entries containing Isaiah 21:1:

Evil {I.S.B.E.}
Isaiah, 1-7 {I.S.B.E.}
Isaiah, 8-9 {I.S.B.E.}

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