Isaiah 21:3-5

New Catholic Bible

³ Therefore, my loins are filled with anguish;
    pangs have seized me
    like those of a woman in labor.
I am so distraught that I cannot hear;
    I am too frightened even to look.
⁴ My mind reels,
    and I am overcome with dread;
the twilight I yearned for
    has become horrifying to me.
⁵ They set the table;
    they spread out the rugs;
    they eat and they drink.
Rise up, O princes;
    oil your shields.