Isaiah 21 – Studienbibel

1 The burden4853 of the desert4057 of the sea3220. As whirlwinds5492 in the south5045 pass2498 through; so it cometh935 from the desert4057, from a terrible3372 land776. 2 A grievous7186 vision2380 is declared5046 unto me; the treacherous dealer898 dealeth treacherously898, and the spoiler7703 spoileth7703. Go up5927, O Elam5867: besiege6696, O Media4074; all the sighing585 thereof have I made to cease7673.¹ 3 Therefore are my loins4975 filled4390 with pain2479: pangs6735 have taken hold270 upon me, as the pangs6735 of a woman that travaileth3205: I was bowed down5753 at the hearing8085 of it; I was dismayed926 at the seeing7200 of it. 4 My heart3824 panted8582, fearfulness6427 affrighted1204 me: the night5399 of my pleasure2837 hath he turned7760 into fear2731 unto me.²³ 5 Prepare6186 the table7979, watch6822 in the watchtower6844, eat398, drink8354: arise6965, ye princes8269, and anoint4886 the shield4043. 6 For thus hath the Lord136 said559 unto me, Go3212, set5975 a watchman6822, let him declare5046 what he seeth7200. 7 And he saw7200 a chariot7393 with a couple6776 of horsemen6571, a chariot7393 of asses2543, and a chariot7393 of camels1581; and he hearkened7181 diligently7182 with much7227 heed7182: 8 And he cried7121, A lion738: My lord136, I stand5975 continually8548 upon the watchtower4707 in the daytime3119, and I am set5324 in my ward4931 whole nights3915:⁴⁵ 9 And, behold, here cometh935 a chariot7393 of men376, with a couple6776 of horsemen6571. And he answered6030 and said559, Babylon894 is fallen5307, is fallen5307; and all the graven images6456 of her gods430 he hath broken7665 unto the ground776. 10 O my threshing4098, and the corn1121 of my floor1637: that which I have heard8085 of the LORD3068 of hosts6635, the God430 of Israel3478, have I declared5046 unto you.⁶

11 The burden4853 of Dumah1746. He calleth7121 to me out of Seir8165, Watchman8104, what of the night3915? Watchman8104, what of the night3915? 12 The watchman8104 said559, The morning1242 cometh857, and also the night3915: if ye will enquire1158, enquire1158 ye: return7725, come857.

13 The burden4853 upon Arabia6152. In the forest3293 in Arabia6152 shall ye lodge3885, O ye travelling companies736 of Dedanim1720. 14 The inhabitants3427 of the land776 of Tema8485 brought857 water4325 to him7125 that was thirsty6771, they prevented6923 with their bread3899 him that fled5074.⁷ 15 For they fled5074 from6440 the swords2719, from6440 the drawn5203 sword2719, and from6440 the bent1869 bow7198, and from6440 the grievousness3514 of war4421.⁸ 16 For thus hath the Lord136 said559 unto me, Within a year8141, according to the years8141 of an hireling7916, and all the glory3519 of Kedar6938 shall fail3615: 17 And the residue7605 of the number4557 of archers7198, the mighty men1368 of the children1121 of Kedar6938, shall be diminished4591: for the LORD3068 God430 of Israel3478 hath spoken1696 it.⁹