“When he sees (A)riders, horsemen in pairs,
A train of donkeys, a train of camels,
Let him pay close attention, very close attention.”

Then [a]the lookout called,

(B)O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower,
And I am stationed every night at my guard post.
“Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”
And one said, “(C)Fallen, fallen is Babylon;
And all the (D)images of her gods [b]are shattered on the ground.”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:8 So DSS; M.T. he called like a lion
  2. Isaiah 21:9 Lit he has shattered to the earth