^{1 Ref} The word about the waste land. As storm-winds in the South go rushing through, it comes from the waste land, from the land greatly to be feared.

^{2 Ref} A vision of fear comes before my eyes; the worker of deceit goes on in his false way, and the waster goes on making waste. Up! Elam; to the attack! Media; I have put an end to her sorrow.

^{3 Ref} For this cause I am full of bitter grief; pains like the pains of a woman in childbirth have come on me: I am bent down with sorrow at what comes to my ears; I am shocked by what I see.

^{4 Ref} My mind is wandering, fear has overcome me: the evening of my desire has been turned into shaking for me.

^{5 Ref} They make ready the table, they put down the covers, they take food and drink. Up! you captains; put oil on your breastplates.

^{6 Ref} For so has the Lord said to me, Go, let a watchman be placed; let him give word of what he sees:

^{7 Ref} And when he sees war-carriages, horsemen by twos, war-carriages with asses, war-carriages with camels, let him give special attention.

^{8 Ref} And the watchman gave a loud cry, O my lord, I am on the watchtower all day, and am placed in my watch every night:

^{9 Ref} See, here come war-carriages with men, horsemen by twos: and in answer he said, Babylon is made low, is made low, and all her images are broken on the earth.

^{10 Ref} O my crushed ones, the grain of my floor! I have given you the word which came to me from the Lord of armies, the God of Israel.

^{11 Ref} The word about Edom. A voice comes to me from Seir, Watchman, how far gone is the night? how far gone is the night?

^{12 Ref} The watchman says, The morning has come, but night is still to come: if you have questions to put, put them, and come back again.

^{13 Ref} The word about Arabia. In the thick woods of Arabia will be your night's resting-place, O travelling bands of Dedanites!

^{14 Ref} Give water to him who is in need of water; give bread, O men of the land of Tema, to those in flight.

^{15 Ref} For they are in flight from the sharp sword, and the bent bow, and from the trouble of war.

^{16 Ref} For so has the Lord said to me, In a year, by the years of a servant working for payment, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end:

^{17 Ref} And the rest of the bowmen, the men of war of the children of Kedar, will be small in number: for the Lord, the God of Israel, has said it.

^{1 Ref} The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it comes from the wilderness, from an awesome land.

^{2 Ref} A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; besiege, Media; all the sighing of it have I made to cease.

^{3 Ref} Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold on me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I can't hear; I am dismayed so that I can't see.

^{4 Ref} My heart flutters, horror has frightened me; the twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling to me.

^{5 Ref} They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, you princes, anoint the shield.

^{6 Ref} For thus has the Lord said to me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he sees:

^{7 Ref} and when he sees a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of donkeys, a troop of camels, he shall listen diligently with much heed.

^{8 Ref} He cried as a lion: Lord, I stand continually on the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;

^{9 Ref} and, behold, here comes a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. He answered, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the engraved images of her gods are broken to the ground.

^{10 Ref} You my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared to you.

^{11 Ref} The burden of Dumah. One calls to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

^{12 Ref} The watchman said, "The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire. Come back again."

^{13 Ref} The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, you caravans of Dedanites.

^{14 Ref} To him who was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.

^{15 Ref} For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the heat of battle.

^{16 Ref} For thus has the Lord said to me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

^{17 Ref} and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Yahweh, the God of Israel, has spoken it.

^{1 Ref} The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.

^{2 Ref} A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

^{3 Ref} Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see.

^{4 Ref} My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me.

^{5 Ref} They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.

^{6 Ref} For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth:

^{7 Ref} and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed.

^{8 Ref} And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights;

^{9 Ref} and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground.

^{10 Ref} O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

^{11 Ref} The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

^{12 Ref} The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come.

^{13 Ref} The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites.

^{14 Ref} Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread.

^{15 Ref} For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.

^{16 Ref} For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail;

^{17 Ref} and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it.