Isaiah 21 New American Standard Bible

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<t><p class="indent1">The treacherous<MH898> one <i>still</i> deals<MH898> treacherously<MH898>, and the destroyer<MH7703> <i>still</i> destroys<MH7703>. <t><p class="indent1">Go<MH5927> up<MH5927>, Elam<MH5867a>, lay<MH6696a> siege<MH6696a>, Media<MH4074>; <t><p class="indent1">I have put<MH7673a> an<MH7673a> end<MH7673a> to<MH7673a> all<MH3605> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>the groaning<MH603> she has caused. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For<MH5921> this<MH5921, 3651> reason<MH5921, 3651> my loins<MH4975> are full<MH4390> of anguish<MH2479>; <t><p class="indent1">Pains<MH6735c> have seized<MH270> me like the pains<MH6735c> of a woman in<MH3205> labor<MH3205>. <t><p class="indent1">I am so<MH4480> bewildered<MH5753a> I cannot<MH4480> hear<MH8085>, so<MH4480> terrified<MH926> I cannot<MH4480> see<MH7200>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>My <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>mind<MH3824> reels<MH8582>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>horror<MH6427> overwhelms<MH1204> me; <t><p class="indent1">The twilight<MH5399> I longed<MH2837> for has been turned<MH7760> into trembling<MH2731> for me. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>They set<MH6186a> the table<MH7979>, they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>spread<MH6823> out<MH6823> the cloth<MH6844>, they eat<MH398>, they drink<MH8354>; <t><p class="indent1">“Rise<MH6965> up<MH6965>, captains<MH8269>, oil<MH4886> the shields<MH4043>!” <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For this<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the Lord<MH136> says<MH559> to me: <p class="indent1stline">“Go<MH1980>, station<MH5975> the lookout<MH6822>, have him report<MH5046> what<MH834> he sees<MH7200>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“When he sees<MH7200> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>a column<MH7393> of chariots<MH7393>, horsemen<MH6571b> in pairs<MH6776>, <t><p class="indent1">A train<MH7393> of donkeys<MH2543>, a train<MH7393> of camels<MH1581>, <t><p class="indent1">He is to pay<MH7181> close<MH7182> attention<MH7181>, very<MH7227a> close<MH7182> attention<MH7182>.” <A><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Then <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>the lookout<MH4707> called<MH7121>, <p class="indent1stline">“Lord<MH136>, I stand<MH5975> continually<MH8548> by day<MH3119> on the watchtower<MH4707>, <t><p class="indent1">And I am stationed<MH5324> every<MH3605> night<MH3915> at my guard<MH4931> post<MH4931>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“Now behold<MH2009>, here<MH2088> comes<MH935> a troop<MH376> of riders<MH7393>, horsemen<MH6571b> in pairs<MH6776>.” <t><p class="indent1">And one said<MH559>, “Fallen<MH5307>, fallen<MH5307> is Babylon<MH894>; <t><p class="indent1">And all<MH3605> the images<MH6456> of her gods<MH430> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>are shattered<MH7665> on the ground<MH776>.” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>My downtrodden<MH4098> <i>people,</i> and my <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>afflicted<MH1121> of the threshing<MH1637> floor<MH1637>! <t><p class="indent1">What<MH834> I have heard<MH8085> from the LORD<MH3068> of armies<MH6635>, <t><p class="indent1">The God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478>, I make<MH5046> known<MH5046> to you. <p class="hdg">Pronouncements about Edom and Arabia</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>The pronouncement<MH4853b> concerning <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Edom<MH112b>: <p class="indent1stline">One keeps calling<MH7121> to me from Seir<MH8165>, <p class="indent1stline">“Watchman<MH8104>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>how<MH4100> far gone<MH4480> is the night<MH3915>? <t><p class="indent1">Watchman<MH8104>, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>how<MH4100> far gone<MH4480> is the night<MH3915>?” <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>The watchman<MH8104> says<MH559>, <p class="indent1stline">“Morning<MH1242> comes<MH857> but also<MH1571> night<MH3915>. <t><p class="indent1">If<MH518> you would inquire<MH1158>, inquire<MH1158>; <t><p class="indent1">Come<MH857> back<MH7725> again<MH7725>.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>The pronouncement<MH4853b> about Arabia<MH6152b>: <p class="indent1stline">In the thickets<MH3293a> of Arabia<MH6152b> you <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>must spend<MH3885a> the<MH3885a> night<MH3885a>, <t><p class="indent1">You caravans<MH736> of Dedanites<MH1720>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>Bring<MH857> water<MH4325> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>for the thirsty<MH6771>, <t><p class="indent1">You inhabitants<MH3427> of the land<MH776> of Tema<MH8485>; <t><p class="indent1">Meet<MH6923> the fugitive<MH5074> with bread<MH3899>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For they have fled<MH5074> from the swords<MH2719>, <t><p class="indent1">From the drawn<MH5203> sword<MH2719>, and from the bent<MH1869> bow<MH7198>, <t><p class="indent1">And from the press<MH3514> of battle<MH4421>. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For this<MH3541> is<MH3541> what<MH3541> the Lord<MH136> said<MH559> to me: “In a year<MH8141>, as <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>a hired<MH7916> worker<MH7916> would count<MH8141> it, all<MH3605> the splendor<MH3519b> of Kedar<MH6938> will come<MH3615> to<MH3615> an<MH3615> end<MH3615>; <span class="reftext"><a href="/isaiah/21-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>and the remainder<MH7605> of the number<MH4557> of bowmen<MH7198>, the warriors<MH1368> of the sons<MH1121> of Kedar<MH6938>, will be<MH4591> few<MH4591>; for the LORD<MH3068> God<MH430> of Israel<MH3478> has spoken<MH1696>.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Or <i>sandy wastes, sea country</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> I.e., South country<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">2</span> Lit <i>her groaning</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>heart has wandered</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>shuddering</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Or <i>spread out the rugs</i> or possibly <i>they arranged the seating</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Or <i>riders</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> As in DSS; MT <i>he called</i> like <i>a lion</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>he has shattered to the earth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Lit <i>son</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> As in LXX; MT <i>Dumah, silence</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>what</i> is the time <i>of the night?</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">11</span> Lit <i>what</i> is the time <i>of the night?</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> Or <i>will spend</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">14</span> Lit <i>to meet</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>the years of a hired</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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