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  21:1 ¶
The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. |
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21:1 ¶
The burdenº
of the desertº
of the sea.º
As whirlwindsº
in the southº
passºº
through;º
[so] it comethºº
from the desert,ºº
from a terribleºº
land.ºº |
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21:2
A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease. |
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21:2
A grievousº
visionº
is declaredºº
unto me; the treacherous dealerºº
dealeth treacherously,ºº
and the spoilerºº
spoileth.ºº
Go up,ºº
O Elam:º
besiege,ºº
O Media;º
allº
the sighingº
thereof have I made to cease.ºº |
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21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with anguish; pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman in travail: I am pained so that I cannot hear; I am dismayed so that I cannot see. |
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21:3
Thereforeºº
are my loinsº
filledºº
with pain:º
pangsº
have taken holdºº
upon me, as the pangsº
of a woman that travaileth:ºº
I was bowed downºº
at the hearingººº
[of it]; I was dismayedºº
at the seeingººº
[of it]. |
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21:4
My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. |
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21:4
My heartº
panted,ºº
fearfulnessº
affrightedººº
me: the nightº
of my pleasureº
hath he turnedºº
into fearº
unto me. |
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21:5
They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield. |
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21:5
Prepareºº
the table,º
watchºº
in the watchtower,º
eat,ºº
drink:ºº
arise,ºº
ye princes,º
[and] anointºº
the shield.º |
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21:6
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman: let him declare what he seeth: |
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21:6
Forº
thusº
hath the Lordº
saidºº
untoº
me, Go,ººº
setºº
a watchman,ºº
let him declareºº
whatº
he seeth.ºº |
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21:7
and when he seeth a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels, he shall hearken diligently with much heed. |
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21:7
And he sawºº
a chariotº
[with] a coupleº
of horsemen,º
a chariotº
of asses,º
[and] a chariotº
of camels;º
and he hearkenedºº
diligentlyº
with muchº
heed:º |
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21:8
And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; |
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21:8
And he cried,ºº
A lion:º
My lord,ºº
Iº
standºº
continuallyº
uponº
the watchtowerº
in the daytime,º
and Iº
am setºº
inº
my wardº
wholeº
nights:º |
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21:9
and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground. |
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21:9
And, behold,º
hereº
comethºº
a chariotº
of men,º
[with] a coupleº
of horsemen.º
And he answeredºº
and said,ºº
Babylonº
is fallen,ºº
is fallen;ºº
and allº
the graven imagesº
of her godsº
he hath brokenºº
unto the ground.º |
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21:10
O thou my threshing, and the grain of my floor! that which I have heard from Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you. |
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21:10
O my threshing,º
and the cornº
of my floor:º
that whichº
I have heardºº
ofºº
the LORDº
of hosts,º
the Godº
of Israel,º
have I declaredºº
unto you. |
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21:11 ¶
The burden of Dumah. One calleth unto me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night? |
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21:11 ¶
The burdenº
of Dumah.º
He callethºº
toº
me out of Seir,ºº
Watchman,ºº
whatº
of the night?ºº
Watchman,ºº
whatº
of the night?ºº |
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21:12
The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: turn ye, come. |
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21:12
The watchmanºº
said,ºº
The morningº
cometh,ºº
and alsoº
the night:º
ifº
ye will enquire,ºº
enquireºº
ye: return,ºº
come.ºº |
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21:13 ¶
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye caravans of Dedanites. |
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21:13 ¶
The burdenº
upon Arabia.º
In the forestº
in Arabiaº
shall ye lodge,ºº
O ye travelling companiesº
of Dedanim.º |
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21:14
Unto him that was thirsty they brought water; the inhabitants of the land of Tema did meet the fugitives with their bread. |
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21:14
The inhabitantsºº
of the landº
of Temaº
broughtºº
waterº
to himºº
that was thirsty,º
they preventedºº
with their breadº
him that fled.ºº |
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21:15
For they fled away from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war. |
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21:15
Forº
they fledºº
fromºº
the swords,º
fromºº
the drawnºº
sword,º
and fromºº
the bentºº
bow,º
and fromºº
the grievousnessº
of war.º |
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21:16
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of a hireling, all the glory of Kedar shall fail; |
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21:16
Forº
thusº
hath the Lordº
saidºº
untoº
me, Withinº
a year,º
according to the yearsº
of an hireling,º
and allº
the gloryº
of Kedarº
shall fail:ºº |
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21:17
and the residue of the number of the archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be few; for Jehovah, the God of Israel, hath spoken it. |
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21:17
And the residueº
of the numberº
of archers,º
the mighty menº
of the childrenº
of Kedar,º
shall be diminished:ºº
forº
the LORDº
Godº
of Israelº
hath spokenºº
[it]. |
