Isaiah 21:3-5

Complete Jewish Bible

³ This is why my insides are racked with pain;
I am seized by pangs, like a woman in labor;
wrenched by what I hear,
aghast at what I see.
⁴ My mind reels, shuddering assails me.
The twilight I longed for terrifies me.
⁵ They set the table, light the lamps,
eat and drink —
“Get going, princes! Oil the shields!”