Look, riders come—
horsemen in pairs.”
And he answered, saying,
“Babylon has fallen,(A) has fallen.
All the images of her gods
have been shattered on the ground.”(B)
10 My people who have been crushed
on the threshing floor,(C)
I have declared to you
what I have heard from the Lord of Armies,
the God of Israel.

A Pronouncement against Dumah

11 A pronouncement(D) concerning Dumah:[a](E)

One calls to me from Seir,(F)
“Watchman, what is left of the night?
Watchman, what is left of the night?”

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Footnotes

  1. 21:11 Some Hb mss, LXX read Edom

Look, here comes a man in a chariot(A)
    with a team of horses.
And he gives back the answer:
    ‘Babylon(B) has fallen,(C) has fallen!
All the images of its gods(D)
    lie shattered(E) on the ground!’”

10 My people who are crushed on the threshing floor,(F)
    I tell you what I have heard
from the Lord Almighty,
    from the God of Israel.

A Prophecy Against Edom

11 A prophecy against Dumah[a]:(G)

Someone calls to me from Seir,(H)
    “Watchman, what is left of the night?
    Watchman, what is left of the night?”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:11 Dumah, a wordplay on Edom, means silence or stillness.