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Isaiah: Chapter 21:1-17 of 66 (KJV)

Pray for God’s Wisdom and Understanding,
In Jesus name we pray, Amen.

Vision of the Fall of Babylon

Isaiah 21:1
The burden of the desert of the sea. As  whirlwinds  in  the  south  pass  through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.

Isaiah 21:2
A  grievous  vision  is  declared  unto  me;  the   treacherous   dealer   dealeth   treacherously,  and  the  spoiler  spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

Isaiah 21:3
Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.

Isaiah 21:4
My   heart   panted,   fearfulness   affrighted  me:  the  night  of  my  pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.

Isaiah 21:5
Prepare   the   table,   watch   in   the   watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

Isaiah 21:6
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.

Isaiah 21:7
And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen,  a  chariot  of  asses,  and  a  chariot  of  camels;  and  he  hearkened diligently with much heed:

Isaiah 21:8
And  he  cried,   A   lion:   My  lord,  I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:

Isaiah 21:9
And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he   answered   and   said,   Babylon   is   fallen,  is  fallen;  and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

Isaiah 21:10
O my threshing, and the corn of my floor:  that  which  I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.

Isaiah 21:11
The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?

Isaiah 21:12
The  watchman  said,  The  morning  cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.

Isaiah 21:13
The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.

Isaiah 21:14
The inhabitants of the land of Tema  brought  water  to  him  that  was  thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.

Isaiah 21:15
For they fled from the swords, from  the  drawn  sword,  and  from  the  bent  bow, and from the grievousness of war.

Isaiah 21:16
For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:

Isaiah 21:17
And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.

Thank you Heavenly Father for teaching us your Word, Amen.
End of Isaiah Chapter 21/66.