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غ ߿ ߿, η ȸٶ Ե
1.
An oracle concerning the Desert by the Sea: Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland, an invader comes from the desert, from a land of terror.
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Ȥ ð ֲ ̴ ڴ ̰ Żϴ ڴ Żϵ ̿ ö 뿩 ζ ź ġ Ͽ Ͻõ
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A dire vision has been shown to me: The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot. Elam, attack! Media, lay siege! I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.
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̷Ƿ Ͽ ӻ ϿǷ Ͽ ϸ ϵ
3.
At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.
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4.
ϸ η Ͽ ǵ
4.
My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me.
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5.
Ź Ǯ ļ õ Ͼ п ⸧ ٸ
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They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
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6.
ֲ ̸õ ļ ϰ ϵ
6.
This is what the Lord says to me: "Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
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7.
밡 ֽ Ͱ ŵ ڼ, ϼ̴
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When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert."
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8.
ļ θ¢⸦ ֿ 뿡 ļϴ ־
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And the lookout shouted, "Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
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9.
밡 ֽ ̴ װ Ͽ ԶǾ ԶǾ ٺ̿ ŵ ν Ͻõ
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Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!'"
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10.
Ÿ ̿ ̿ ̽ ϳ ȣͲ Ͽ
10.
O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel.
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11.
θ Ͽ θ ļ̿ Ǿ ļ̿ Ǿ
11.
An oracle concerning Dumah: Someone calls to me from Seir, "Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?"
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12.
ļ ε ħ 㵵 װ ŵ ƿ϶
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The watchman replies, "Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again."
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13.
ƶƿ ̿ ƶ Ǯ ϸ
13.
An oracle concerning Arabia: You caravans of Dedanites, who camp in the thickets of Arabia,
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14.
Źε ٰ ڿ ְ ϴ ڸ ϶
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bring water for the thirsty; you who live in Tema, bring food for the fugitives.
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15.
Į ϸ Į Ȱ Ͽ̴϶
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They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle.
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16.
ֲ ̰ ̸õ ǰ ϳ⳻ Դ ϸ
16.
This is what the Lord says to me: "Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the pomp of Kedar will come to an end.
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Դ ڼ Ȱ Ͻô϶ ̽ ϳ ȣ ̴϶
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The survivors of the bowmen, the warriors of Kedar, will be few." The LORD, the God of Israel, has spoken.
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