Isaias
Hebrew Bible
Hebrew Bible, Isaias, Ottley, Cambridge, 1904
6 For thus bath the Lord said unto me, Go, place the watchman; what he shall see, let him declare.
7 And he saw a troop, horsemen in pairs, a troop of asses, a troop of camels; and he hearkened with utmost hearkenings.
8 And he cried (as) a lion, O Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower by day, and I am placed at my post all the nights:
9 And behold there cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs; and he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the (graven) images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10 O my threshing, and the son of my (threshing) floor; that which I have heard from the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
11 The burden of Dumah.
One crieth to me out of Seir: Watchman, what (hour) of the night? Watchman, what (hour) of the night?
12 The watchman said, Morning cometh, and also night. If ye will inquire, inquire ye; return, come.
13 The burden upon Arabia.
In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, ye caravans of Dedanim.
14 Bring ye water, to meet him that is thirsty; the inhabitants of the land of Tema welcome the fugitive with his bread.
15 For they are fugitives from the face of the swords, from the face of the drawn sword, and of the bent bow, and of the weight of war.