21Isaiah 21

CHAP. XXI. / 1 The Prophet, bewayling the captiuity of his people, seeth in a vision, the fall of Babylon by the Medes and Persians. 11 Edom, scorning the Prophet, is moued to repentance. 13 The set t

1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlewinds in the South passe thorough; so it commeth from the desert, from a terrible land.Select Isaiah 21:1

2A grieuous vision is declared vnto me; The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth: Goe, vp O Elam: besiege, O Media: all the sighing thereof haue I made to cease.Select Isaiah 21:2

3Therefore are my loynes filled with paine, pangs haue taken hold vpon me, as the pangs of a woman that trauelleth: I was bowed downe at the hearing of it, I was dismayed at the seeing of it.Select Isaiah 21:3

4My heart panted, fearefulnesse affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into feare vnto me.Select Isaiah 21:4

5Prepare the table, watch in the watch-tower, eate, drinke: arise yee princes, and anoint the shield.Select Isaiah 21:5

6For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me; Goe, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.Select Isaiah 21:6

7And he saw a charet with a couple of horsemen, a charet of asses, and a charet of camels; and hee hearkened diligently with much heede.Select Isaiah 21:7

8And he cryed; A lyon: my Lord, I stand continually vpon the watch-tower in the day time, and I am set in my ward whole nights.Select Isaiah 21:8

9And behold, heere commeth a charet of men with a couple of horsemen: and he answered and sayd; Babylon is fallen, is fallen, and all the grauen images of her Gods he hath broken vnto the ground.Select Isaiah 21:9

10O my threshing and the corne of my floore: that which I haue heard of the Lord of hostes the God of Israel, haue I declared vnto you.Select Isaiah 21:10

11The burden of Dumah. Hee calleth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?Select Isaiah 21:11

12The watchman sayd; The morning commeth, and also the night: if yee will enquire, enquire yee: returne, come.Select Isaiah 21:12

13The burden vpon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall yee lodge, O yee trauelling companies of Dedanim.Select Isaiah 21:13

14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they preuented with their bread him that fled.Select Isaiah 21:14

15For they fled from the swords, from the drawen sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grieuousnesse of warre.Select Isaiah 21:15

16For thus hath the Lord sayd vnto me: Within a yeere, according to the yeeres of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall faile.Select Isaiah 21:16

17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar shalbe diminished: for the Lord God of Israel hath spoken it.Select Isaiah 21:17