LEB by section ISA 21:1

The Fall of Babylon

21 The oracle of the wilderness of the sea:As storm winds passing over in the Negev,

[fn] from the desert,
- from a frightful land.
2 A hard revelation is told to me;the treacherous deals treacherously,
- and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, Elam;
- lay siege, Media!

I put an end to all of her sighing.

I am[fn]
- I am[fn]
- 4 [fn] staggers; fear terrifies me; the twilight[fn][fn] me fear.
- 5  Spread out the rugs![fn]
- Eat! drink!
Rise up, commanders;
- smear[fn] the shield!
6 For the Lord said this to me:“Go, set a watchman in position.
- He must announce what he sees.
- 7 [fn] he sees riders,[fn] a pair of horsemen,
riders[fn] of donkeys,[fn]
- riders[fn] of camels,[fn]
[fn] he must listen attentively,
- paying attention, paying[fn] attention.”
8 Then[fn]the watchman[fn] called,“Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day,
- and I am standing at my post[fn] the night.
- 9 at this! A man’s a chariot is coming, a pair of horsemen!”

Then[fn] he responded and said,

“It has fallen! Babylon has fallen!
- And all the images of her gods are[fn] smashed on the ground!”
- 10  and the son of my threshing floor,

I will announce to you what I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel.

?:? Literally “to come”

?:? Literally “bent from hearing,” which could also mean “bent because of what I heard”

?:? Literally “dismayed from seeing,” which could also mean “dismayed because of what I saw”

?:? Literally “heart”

?:? Literally “of my desire”

?:? Literally “put”

?:? Hebrew “rug”

?:? That is, prepare with oil

?:? Or “And”

?:? Hebrew “rider”

?:? Hebrew “donkey”

?:? Hebrew “rider”

?:? Hebrew “camel”

?:? Or “and”

?:? Literally “much”

?:? Or “And”

?:? Literally “lion”

?:? Literally “all of”

?:? Or “and”

?:? Hebrew “is”