Isaiah 21:3-5

Expanded Bible

³ ·I saw those terrible things, and now [^LFor this reason; At this] ·I am in pain [my loins/stomach are filled with pain];
    my pains ·are [seize me] like the pains of giving birth.
What I hear ·makes me very afraid [distresses/staggers me];
    what I see ·causes me to shake with fear [bewilders/horrifies me].
⁴ ·I am worried [My heart reels/falters/wanders],
    and I am shaking with fear.
·My pleasant evening [^LThe twilight/evening I longed for]
    has become a night of ·fear [trembling].

⁵ They ·set [prepared] the table;
    they ·spread the rugs [or post a watchman];
    they eat and drink.
Leaders, ·stand up [arise].
    ·Prepare the shields for battle [^LAnoint/oil the shield; ^Cpreparation for battle]!