1This is the heavy burthen of the waste sea: A grievous vision was shewed unto me, like as when a storm of wind and rain rusheth in from the wilderness, that terrible land.
2Who so may deceive (said the voice) let him deceive: Who so may destroy, let him destroy. Up Elam, besiege it O Madai, for I well still all their groanings.
3With this, the reines of my back were full of pain: Pangs came upon me, as upon a woman in her travail. When I heard it, I was abashed: and when I looked up, I was afraid.
4Mine heart panted, I trembled for fear. The darkness made me fearful in my mind.
5Yea soon make ready the table, (said this voice) keep the watch, eat and drink: Up ye Captains, take you to your shield,
6for thus the Lord hath charged me: Go thy way, and set a watchman, that he may tell what he seeth.
7And when he had waited dilengently, he saw two horsemen: the one riding upon an Ass, the other upon a camel.
8And the lion cried: lord,(LORDE) I have stand waiting all the whole day, and have kept my watch all the night.
9With that came there one riding upon a chariot, which answered, and said: Babylon is fallen, she is turned upside down, and all the images of her gods are smitten to the ground.
10This (O my fellow thresshers and fanners) have I heard of the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, to shew it unto you.
11The heavy burthen of Dumah. One of Seir, cried unto me: watchman what hast thou espyed by night? Watchman, what hast thou espyed by night?
12The watchman answered: The day breaketh on, and the night is coming: If your request be earnest, then ask and come again.
13The heavy burthen upon Arabia. At even ye shall abide in the wood, in the way toward Dedanim.
14Meet the thirsty with water (o ye citizens of Hema) meet(mete) those with bread that are fled.
15For they shall run away from the weapon, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow, and from the great battle.
16For thus hath the Lord(LORDE) spoken unto me, over a year shall all the power of Cedar be gone, like as when the office of an hired servant goeth out:
17And the remnant of the good Archers of Cedar, shall be very few: For the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.