Isaiah 21

Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon

1 The t oracle concerning the wilderness of u the sea.
v As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,
it comes from the wilderness,
from a terrible land.
 2 A stern vision is told to me;
w the traitor betrays,
and the destroyer destroys.
Go up, O x Elam;
lay siege, O y Media;
all the z sighing she has caused
I bring to an end.
 3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish;
a pangs have seized me,
like the pangs of a woman in labor;
I am bowed down so that I cannot hear;
I am dismayed so that I cannot see.
 4 My heart staggers; horror has appalled me;
b the twilight I longed for
has been turned for me into trembling.
 5 c They prepare the table,
they spread the rugs, 1
they eat, they drink.
Arise, O princes;
d oil the shield!
 6 For thus the Lord said to me:
"Go, set a watchman;
let him announce what he sees.
 7 When he sees riders, horsemen in pairs,
riders on donkeys, riders on camels,
let him listen diligently,
very diligently."
 8 Then he who saw cried out: 2
e "Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord,
continually by day,
and at my post I am stationed
whole nights.
 9 And behold, here come riders,
horsemen in pairs!"
f And he answered,
g "Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
h and all the carved images of her gods
he has shattered to the ground."
 10 O i my threshed and winnowed one,
what I have heard from the Lord of hosts,
the God of Israel, I announce to you.

11 The j oracle concerning k Dumah.
One is calling to me from l Seir,
"Watchman, what time of the night?
Watchman, what time of the night?"
 12 The watchman says:
"Morning comes, and also m the night.
If you will inquire, n inquire;
come back again."

13 The o oracle concerning p Arabia.
In the thickets in p Arabia you will lodge,
O q caravans of p Dedanites.
 14 To the thirsty bring water;
meet the fugitive with bread,
O inhabitants of the land of r Tema.
 15 For they have fled from the swords,
from the drawn sword,
from the bent bow,
and from the press of battle.

16 For thus the Lord said to me, "Within a year, s according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of t Kedar will come to an end. 17 And the remainder of the archers of the mighty men of the sons of t Kedar will be few, u for the Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken."

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:1
    The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
  2. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:36
    Therefore thus says the Lord : "Behold, I will plead your cause and take vengeance for you. I will dry up her sea and make her fountain dry.
    Jeremiah 51:42
    The sea has come up on Babylon; she is covered with its tumultuous waves.
  3. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:1
    Thus says the Lord : "Behold, I will stir up the spirit of a destroyer against Babylon, against the inhabitants of Leb-kamai.
  4. Cross References
    Isaiah 24:16
    From the ends of the earth we hear songs of praise, of glory to the Righteous One. But I say, "I waste away, I waste away. Woe is me! For the traitors have betrayed, with betrayal the traitors have betrayed.
    Isaiah 33:1
    Ah, you destroyer, who yourself have not been destroyed, you traitor, whom none has betrayed! When you have ceased to destroy, you will be destroyed; and when you have finished betraying, they will betray you.
  5. Cross References
    Isaiah 11:11
    In that day the Lord will extend his hand yet a second time to recover the remnant that remains of his people, from Assyria, from Egypt, from Pathros, from Cush, from Elam, from Shinar, from Hamath, and from the coastlands of the sea.
  6. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:17
    Behold, I am stirring up the Medes against them, who have no regard for silver and do not delight in gold.
  7. Cross References
    Ezekiel 9:4
    And the Lord said to him, "Pass through the city, through Jerusalem, and put a mark on the foreheads of the men who sigh and groan over all the abominations that are committed in it.
  8. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:8
    They will be dismayed: pangs and agony will seize them; they will be in anguish like a woman in labor. They will look aghast at one another; their faces will be aflame.
  9. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 28:67
    In the morning you shall say, 'If only it were evening!' and at evening you shall say, 'If only it were morning!' because of the dread that your heart shall feel, and the sights that your eyes shall see.
  10. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:39
    While they are inflamed I will prepare them a feast and make them drunk, that they may become merry, then sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the Lord.
    Jeremiah 51:57
    I will make drunk her officials and her wise men, her governors, her commanders, and her warriors; they shall sleep a perpetual sleep and not wake, declares the King, whose name is the Lord of hosts.
  11. Cross References
    2 Samuel 1:21
    You mountains of Gilboa, let there be no dew or rain upon you, nor fields of offerings! For there the shield of the mighty was defiled, the shield of Saul, not anointed with oil.
  12. Cross References
    Habakkuk 2:1
    I will take my stand at my watchpost and station myself on the tower, and look out to see what he will say to me, and what I will answer concerning my complaint.
  13. Cross References
    Habakkuk 2:2
    And the Lord answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it.
  14. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:8
    Suddenly Babylon has fallen and been broken; wail for her! Take balm for her pain; perhaps she may be healed.
    Revelation 14:8
    Another angel, a second, followed, saying, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, she who made all nations drink the wine of the passion of her sexual immorality.
    Revelation 18:2
    And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.
  15. Cross References
    Isaiah 46:1
    Bel bows down; Nebo stoops; their idols are on beasts and livestock; these things you carry are borne as burdens on weary beasts.
  16. Cross References
    Jeremiah 51:33
    For thus says the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel: The daughter of Babylon is like a threshing floor at the time when it is trodden; yet a little while and the time of her harvest will come.
    Amos 1:3
    Thus says the Lord : "For three transgressions of Damascus, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment, because they have threshed Gilead with threshing sledges of iron.
    Micah 4:13
    Arise and thresh, O daughter of Zion, for I will make your horn iron, and I will make your hoofs bronze; you shall beat in pieces many peoples; and shall devote their gain to the Lord, their wealth to the Lord of the whole earth.
  17. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:1
    The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
  18. Cross References
    Genesis 25:14
    Mishma, Dumah, Massa.
    1 Chronicles 1:30
    Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema.
  19. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 2:8
    So we went on, away from our brothers, the people of Esau, who live in Seir, away from the Arabah road from Elath and Ezion-geber. "And we turned and went in the direction of the wilderness of Moab.
    Ezekiel 35:2
    Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir, and prophesy against it.
  20. Cross References
    Job 36:20
    Do not long for the night, when peoples vanish in their place.
    Amos 5:8
    He who made the Pleiades and Orion, and turns deep darkness into the morning and darkens the day into night, who calls for the waters of the sea and pours them out on the surface of the earth, the Lord is his name.
  21. Cross References
    Psalms 37:36
    But he passed away, and behold, he was no more; though I sought him, he could not be found.
  22. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:1
    The oracle concerning Babylon which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw.
  23. Cross References
    Genesis 25:3
    Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
    Jeremiah 25:23 - 24
    Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair.
  24. Cross References
    Genesis 25:3
    Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
    Jeremiah 25:23 - 24
    Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair.
  25. Cross References
    Genesis 25:3
    Jokshan fathered Sheba and Dedan. The sons of Dedan were Asshurim, Letushim, and Leummim.
    Jeremiah 25:23 - 24
    Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair.
  26. Cross References
    Genesis 37:25
    Then they sat down to eat. And looking up they saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing gum, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry it down to Egypt.
  27. Cross References
    Job 6:19
    The caravans of Tema look, the travelers of Sheba hope.
  28. Cross References
    Isaiah 16:14
    But now the Lord has spoken, saying, "In three years, like the years of a hired worker, the glory of Moab will be brought into contempt, in spite of all his great multitude, and those who remain will be very few and feeble.
  29. Cross References
    Isaiah 60:7
    All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered to yo...
    Genesis 25:13
    These are the names of the sons of Ishmael, nam...
    Psalms 120:5 - 6
    Woe to me, that I sojourn in Meshech, that I dw...
    Song of Solomon 1:5
    I am very dark, but lovely, O daughters of Jeru...
    Jeremiah 2:10
    For cross to the coasts of Cyprus and see, or s...
    Jeremiah 49:28
    Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that...
    Ezekiel 27:21
    Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your f...
  30. Cross References
    Isaiah 21:16
    For thus the Lord said to me, "Within a year, according to the years of a hired worker, all the glory of Kedar will come to an end.
  31. Cross References
    Isaiah 1:20
    But if you refuse and rebel, you shall be eaten by the sword; for the mouth of the Lord has spoken.
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