1 Oracle on the wastelands by the sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping in waves through the Negeb, there comes from the desert, from the fearful land,
2 A cruel sight, revealed to me: the traitor betrays, the despoiler spoils. "Go up, Elam; besiege, O Media; I will put an end to all groaning!"
3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish, pangs have seized me like those of a woman in labor; I am too bewildered to hear, too dismayed to look.
4 My mind reels, shuddering assails me; My yearning for twilight has turned into dread.
5 They set the table, spread out the rugs; they eat, they drink. Rise up, O princes, oil the shield!
6 For thus says my Lord to me: Go, station a watchman, let him tell what he sees.
7 If he sees a chariot, a pair of horses, Someone riding an ass, someone riding a camel, Then let him pay heed, very close heed.
8 Then the watchman cried, "On the watchtower, O my Lord, I stand constantly by day; And I stay at my post through all the watches of the night.
9 Here he comes now: a single chariot, a pair of horses; He calls out and says, 'Fallen, fallen is Babylon, And all the images of her gods are smashed to the ground.'"
10 O my people who have been threshed, beaten on my threshing floor! What I have heard from the LORD of hosts, The God of Israel, I have announced to you.
11 Oracle on Edom: They call to me from Seir, "Watchman, how much longer the night? Watchman, how much longer the night?"
12 The watchman replies, "Morning has come, and again night. If you will ask, ask; come back again."
13 Oracle on Arabia: In the thicket in the nomad country spend the night, O caravans of Dedanites.
14 Meet the thirsty, bring them water; you who dwell in the land of Tema, greet the fugitives with bread.
15 They flee from the sword, from the whetted sword; From the taut bow, from the fury of battle.
16 For thus says the Lord to me: In another year, like those of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall come to an end.
17 Few of Kedar's stalwart archers shall remain, for the LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
Versículos relacionados com Isaiah, 21:
Isaiah 21 is a chapter that contains a prophecy about the fall of Babylon. He describes the destruction and judgment of a great city. Next, five verses related to the topics addressed in Isaiah 21:
Jeremiah 50:15-"Shout against her around; she has already surrendered; her towers fell, her walls were fell; for this is the revenge of the Lord; This verse describes the fall of Babylon, as is Isaiah 21.
Revelation 14:8 - "And followed them another angel, saying, Fell, Babylon fell, that great city, which to all nations gave the wine of the wrath of its prostitution to all nations." This verse speaks of the fall of Babylon as a city that deceived all nations, as well as the description in Isaiah 21.
Isaiah 47:5 - "Set yourself in silence, and enters darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you will never be called the Lady of Kingdoms again." This verse speaks of the fall of Babylon and its end as a great empire, as well as Isaiah 21.
Revelation 18:2 - "And cried in a strong voice, saying, Fell, fell to the great Babylon, and became the abode of demons, and coitus of every filthy spirit, and hiding from every filthy and detestable bird." This verse describes the fall of Babylon and its transformation into a place of evil, such as the description in Isaiah 21.
Jeremiah 50:39 - "Therefore, the desert beasts will dwell with hyenas, and the ostriches will dwell in it; and will never be populated, nor will they be inhabited from generation to generation." This verse speaks of the fall of Babylon and its final destruction, as the description in Isaiah 21.
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