Isaiah 21:3-5

Good News Translation

³ What I saw and heard in the vision has filled me with terror and pain, pain like that of a woman in labor. ⁴ My head is spinning, and I am trembling with fear. I had been longing for evening to come, but it has brought me nothing but terror.

⁵ In the vision a banquet is ready; rugs are spread for the guests to sit on. They are eating and drinking. Suddenly the command rings out: “Officers! Prepare your shields!”