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?”
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American Standard Version
My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.
Amplified® Bible
My mind reels {and} wanders, horror terrifies me. [In my mind's eye I am at the feast of Belshazzar. I see the defilement of the golden vessels taken from God's temple, I watch the handwriting appear on the wall--I know that Babylon's great king is to be slain.] The twilight I looked forward to with pleasure has been turned into fear {and} trembling for me.
Contemporary English Version
My head spins; I'm horrified! Early evening, my favorite time, has become a nightmare.
Darby English Version
My heart panteth, horror affrighteth me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into trembling unto me.
Good News Bible
My head is spinning, and I am trembling with fear. I had been longing for evening to come, but it has brought me nothing but terror.
King James Version
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
New American Standard Bible
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
New International Version
My heart falters,
fear makes me tremble;
the twilight I longed for
has become a horror to me.
New King James Version
My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;
The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has turned me into trembling.
Revised Standard Version
My mind reels, horror has appalled me; the twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling.
Young's Literal Translation
Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,
New English Translation
My heart palpitates,1 I shake in fear;2 the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
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