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This is a message about the Desert by the Sea: It is coming like a storm blowing through the Negev. It is coming in from the desert, from a frightening nation. |
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I was given a vision of the hard times to come. I see traitors turning against you. I see people taking your wealth. Elam, go against them! Media, surround the city! I will put an end to all their moaning. |
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I saw those terrible things, and now I am afraid. My fear makes my stomach hurt like the pain of giving birth. What I hear frightens me. What I see makes me shake with fear. |
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I am worried and shaking with fear. My pleasant evening has become a nightmare. |
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People are rushing around shouting their orders: "Set the table! Post the guard! Get something to eat and drink! Officers, get up! Polish your shields!" |
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The Lord said to me, "Go find someone to guard this city. He must report whatever he sees. |
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Whether he sees a chariot and a team of horses or men riding donkeys or camels, he must listen carefully." |
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Then one day the watchman called out, "My master, every day I have been in the watchtower watching. Every night I have been standing on duty. |
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Look! I see a man in a chariot with a team of horses. " The messenger said, "Babylon has been defeated! It has fallen to the ground! All the statues of her false gods were thrown to the ground and broken to pieces." |
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My crushed people, I have told you everything I heard from the Lord All- Powerful, the God of Israel. You will be like the grain crushed on my threshing floor. |
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This is a message about Dumah: There is someone calling to me from Seir, "Guard, how much of the night is left? How much longer will it be night?" |
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The guard answered, "Morning is coming, but then night will come again. If you have something to ask, then come back later and ask." |
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This is a message about Arabia: A caravan from Dedan spent the night near some trees in the Arabian desert. |
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They gave water to some thirsty travelers. The people of Tema gave them food. |
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They were running from swords that were ready to kill. They were running from bows that were ready to shoot. They were running from a hard battle. |
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The Lord told me this would happen. He said, "In one year, the way a hired helper counts time, all Kedar's glory will be gone. |
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Only a few of the archers, the great soldiers of Kedar, will be left alive." The Lord, the God of Israel, told me this. |
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