^{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. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.

^{2 Ref} A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.

^{3 Ref} Therefore filled have been my loins `with' great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.

^{4 Ref} Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,

^{5 Ref} Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

^{6 Ref} For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.'

^{7 Ref} And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention!

^{8 Ref} And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.

^{9 Ref} And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.' And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.

^{10 Ref} O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!'

^{11 Ref} The burden of Dumah. Unto me is `one' calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'

^{12 Ref} The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'

^{13 Ref} The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.

^{14 Ref} To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.

^{15 Ref} For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.

^{16 Ref} For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.

^{17 Ref} And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!'

^{1 Ref} 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.

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

^{3 Ref} Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

^{4 Ref} My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

^{5 Ref} Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and 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 he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:

^{8 Ref} And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

^{9 Ref} And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

^{10 Ref} O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

^{11 Ref} The burden of Dumah. He calleth to 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 enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

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

^{14 Ref} The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

^{15 Ref} For they fled 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 an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

^{17 Ref} And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.