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.
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.
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!
Set a watchman in the tower,
Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
Anoint the shield!
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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?”
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!”
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
Proclamation Against Arabia
13 aThe1 burden against Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies bof Dedanites.
In the forest in Arabia you will lodge,
O you traveling companies bof Dedanites.
14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema,
Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
Bring water to him who is thirsty;
With their bread they met him who fled.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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