The Fall of Babylon Proclaimed
As awhirlwinds in the South pass through,
So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
aThe treacherous dealer deals treacherously,
And the plunderer plunders.
bGo up, O Elam!
Besiege, O Media!
All its sighing I have made to cease.
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.
aThe night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.
Set a watchman in the tower,
Eat and drink.
Arise, you princes,
Anoint the shield!
A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels,
And he listened earnestly with great care.
I stand continually on the awatchtower in the daytime;
I have sat at my post every night.
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.”
That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
The God of Israel,
I have declared to you.
Proclamation Against Edom
He calls to me out of bSeir,
“Watchman, what of the night?
Watchman, what of the night?”
“The morning comes, and also the night.
If you will inquire, inquire;
Return! Come back!”
| << Isaiah 20:6 | Isaiah 21:2 >> |
American Standard Version
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.
Amplified® Bible
THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning the Desert of the Sea [which was Babylon after great dams were raised to control the waters of the Euphrates River which overflowed it like a sea--and would do so again]: As whirlwinds in the South (the Negeb) sweep through, so it [the judgment of God by hostile armies] comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
Contemporary English Version
This is a message about a desert beside the sea: Enemies from a hostile nation attack like a whirlwind from the Southern Desert.
Darby English Version
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.
Good News Bible
This is a message about Babylonia. Like a whirlwind sweeping across the desert, disaster will come from a terrifying land.
King James Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As windstorms in the Negev sweep on, It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
New International Version
An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
New King James Version
The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea.
As whirlwinds in the South pass through,
So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea As windstorms in the Negev sweep on, It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
Revised Standard Version
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on, it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
Young's Literal Translation
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.
New English Translation
Here is a message about the Desert by the Sea:1 Like strong winds blowing in the south,2 one invades from the desert, from a land that is feared.
| << Isaiah 20:6 | Isaiah 21:2 >> |
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