Verse 5
Isaiah 21:5
Free Bible Version
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They set the table, they spread out the rugs, they eat and drink… “Get up, officers! Prepare your shields for battle!”
Original Language Text
hebrew
עָרֹ֧ךְ הַ/שֻּׁלְחָ֛ן צָפֹ֥ה הַ/צָּפִ֖ית אָכ֣וֹל שָׁתֹ֑ה ק֥וּמוּ הַ/שָּׂרִ֖ים מִשְׁח֥וּ מָגֵֽן
English Translation
Prepare the table, cover the surface, eat and drink. Rise, you princes, anoint the shield.
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Chapter 21 Context
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a horrifying vision that has been explained to me. The betrayer still betrays; the destroyer still d...
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As a result my body is filled with agony. I'm overwhelmed with pain, like the pain of a woman giving...
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My mind falters; I shake in panic. The night I looked forward to has become terrifying.
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5
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Then the lookout shouted “Sir, I've stood here on the watchtower day after day; night after night I'...
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9
Now look! A man in a chariot with a pair of horses is coming.” Then he said, “Babylon has fallen, ha...
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10
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11
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12
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13
A message about Arabia. Caravans from Dedan, spend the night in the bushes.
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14
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15
They're running away from a fierce battle, from swords, drawn swords, from bows and arrows.
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16
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