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1. The burden of the wilderness of the sea. `Like hurricanes in the south for passing through, From the wilderness it hath come, From a fearful land.
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1. The burden H4853 of the desert H4057 of the sea H3220 . As whirlwinds H5492 in the south H5045 pass through H2498 ; so it cometh H935 from the desert H4480 H4057 , from a terrible H3372 land H4480 H776 .
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2. A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.
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2. A grievous H7186 vision H2380 is declared H5046 unto me ; the treacherous dealer H898 dealeth treacherously H898 , and the spoiler H7703 spoileth H7703 . Go up H5927 , O Elam H5867 : besiege H6696 , O Media H4074 ; all H3605 the sighing H585 thereof have I made to cease H7673 .
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3. Therefore filled have been my loins with great pain, Pangs have seized me as pangs of a travailing woman, I have been bent down by hearing, I have been troubled by seeing.
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3. Therefore H5921 H3651 are my loins H4975 filled H4390 with pain H2479 : pangs H6735 have taken hold H270 upon me , as the pangs H6735 of a woman that travaileth H3205 : I was bowed down H5753 at the hearing H4480 H8085 of it ; I was dismayed H926 at the seeing H4480 H7200 of it .
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4. Wandered hath my heart, trembling hath terrified me, The twilight of my desire He hath made a fear to me,
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4. My heart H3824 panted H8582 , fearfulness H6427 frightened H1204 H853 me : the night H5399 of my pleasure H2837 hath he turned H7760 into fear H2731 unto me.
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5. Arrange the table, watch in the watch-tower, Eat, drink, rise, ye heads, anoint the shield,
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5. Prepare H6186 the table H7979 , watch H6822 in the watchtower H6844 , eat H398 , drink H8354 : arise H6965 , ye princes H8269 , and anoint H4886 the shield H4043 .
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6. For thus said the Lord unto me: `Go, station the watchman, That which he seeth let him declare.`
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6. For H3588 thus H3541 hath the Lord H136 said H559 unto H413 me, Go H1980 , set H5975 a watchman H6822 , let him declare H5046 what H834 he seeth H7200 .
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7. And he hath seen a chariot -- a couple of horsemen, The rider of an ass, the rider of a camel, And he hath given attention -- He hath increased attention!
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7. And he saw H7200 a chariot H7393 with a couple H6776 of horsemen H6571 , a chariot H7393 of asses H2543 , and a chariot H7393 of camels H1581 ; and he hearkened H7181 diligently H7182 with much H7227 heed H7182 :
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8. And he crieth -- a lion, `On a watch-tower my lord, I am standing continually by day, And on my ward I am stationed whole nights.
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8. And he cried H7121 , A lion H738 : My lord H113 , I H595 stand H5975 continually H8548 upon H5921 the watchtower H4707 in the daytime H3119 , and I H595 am set H5324 in H5921 my ward H4931 whole H3605 nights H3915 :
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9. And lo, this, the chariot of a man is coming, A couple of horsemen.` And he answereth and saith: `Fallen, fallen hath Babylon, And all the graven images of her gods He hath broken to the earth.
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9. And, behold H2009 , here H2088 cometh H935 a chariot H7393 of men H376 , with a couple H6776 of horsemen H6571 . And he answered H6030 and said H559 , Babylon H894 is fallen H5307 , is fallen H5307 ; and all H3605 the graven images H6456 of her gods H430 he hath broken H7665 unto the ground H776 .
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10. O my threshing, and the son of my floor, That which I heard from Jehovah of Hosts, God of Israel, I have declared to you!`
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10. O my threshing H4098 , and the corn H1121 of my floor H1637 : that which H834 I have heard H8085 of H4480 H854 the LORD H3068 of hosts H6635 , the God H430 of Israel H3478 , have I declared H5046 unto you.
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11. The burden of Dumah. Unto me is one calling from Seir `Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?`
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11. The burden H4853 of Dumah H1746 . He calleth H7121 to H413 me out of Seir H4480 H8165 , Watchman H8104 , what H4100 of the night H4480 H3915 ? Watchman H8104 , what H4100 of the night H4480 H3915 ?
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12. The watchman hath said, `Come hath morning, and also night, If ye inquire, inquire ye, turn back, come.`
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12. The watchman H8104 said H559 , The morning H1242 cometh H857 , and also H1571 the night H3915 : if H518 ye will inquire H1158 , inquire H1158 ye: return H7725 , come H857 .
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13. The burden on Arabia. In a forest in Arabia ye lodge, O travellers of Dedanim.
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13. The burden H4853 upon Arabia H6152 . In the forest H3293 in Arabia H6152 shall ye lodge H3885 , O ye traveling companies H736 of Dedanim H1720 .
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14. To meet the thirsty brought water have Inhabitants of the land of Tema, With his bread they came before a fugitive.
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14. The inhabitants H3427 of the land H776 of Tema H8485 brought H857 water H4325 to him that was thirsty H6771 , they prevented H6923 with their bread H3899 him that fled H5074 .
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15. For from the face of destructions they fled, From the face of a stretched-out sword, And from the face of a trodden bow, And from the face of the grievousness of battle.
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15. For H3588 they fled H5074 from H4480 H6440 the swords H2719 , from H4480 H6440 the drawn H5203 sword H2719 , and from H4480 H6440 the bent H1869 bow H7198 , and from H4480 H6440 the grievousness H3514 of war H4421 .
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16. For thus said the Lord unto me: `Within a year, as years of a hireling, Consumed hath been all the honour of Kedar.
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16. For H3588 thus H3541 hath the Lord H136 said H559 unto H413 me, Within H5750 a year H8141 , according to the years H8141 of a hireling H7916 , and all H3605 the glory H3519 of Kedar H6938 shall fail H3615 :
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17. And the remnant of the number of bow-men, The mighty of the sons of Kedar are few, For Jehovah, God of Israel, hath spoken!`
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17. And the residue H7605 of the number H4557 of archers H7198 , the mighty men H1368 of the children H1121 of Kedar H6938 , shall be diminished H4591 : for H3588 the LORD H3068 God H430 of Israel H3478 hath spoken H1696 it .
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