1 T he burden against the Wilderness of the Sea. As whirlwinds in the South pass through, So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.

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 A distressing vision is declared to me; The treacherous dealer deals treacherously, And the plunderer plunders. Go up, O Elam! Besiege, O Media! All its sighing I have made to cease.

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 T herefore my loins are filled with pain; Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor. I was distressed when I heard it; I was dismayed when I saw it.

Therefore filled have been my loins 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 M y heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me; The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.

Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,

5 P repare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink. Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield!

Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,

6 F or thus has the Lord said to me: “Go, set a watchman, Let him declare what he sees.”

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

7 A nd he saw a chariot with a pair of horsemen, A chariot of donkeys, and a chariot of camels, And he listened earnestly with great care.

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 T hen he cried, “A lion, my Lord! I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime; I have sat at my post every night.

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 A nd look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!” Then he answered and said, “Babylon is fallen, is fallen! And all the carved images of her gods He has broken to the ground.”

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 O h, my threshing and the grain of my floor! That which I have heard from the Lord of hosts, The God of Israel, I have declared to you. Proclamation Against Edom

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 T he burden against Dumah. He calls to me out of Seir, “Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”

The burden of Dumah. Unto me is calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?'

12 T he watchman said, “The morning comes, and also the night. If you will inquire, inquire; Return! Come back!” Proclamation Against Arabia

The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.'

13 T he burden against Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites.

The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.

14 O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Bring water to him who is thirsty; With their bread they met him who fled.

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

15 F or they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, From the bent bow, and from the distress of war.

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 F or thus the Lord has said to me: “Within a year, according to the year of a hired man, all the glory of Kedar will fail;

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

17 a nd the remainder of the number of archers, the mighty men of the people of Kedar, will be diminished; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken it. ”

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!'