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When[a] he sees riders,[b]
    a pair of horsemen,
riders[c] of donkeys,[d]
    riders[e] of camels,[f]
then[g] he must listen attentively,
    paying attention, paying special[h] attention.”

Then[i] the watchman[j] called,

“Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day,
    and I am standing at my post throughout[k] the night.
And look at this! A man’s a chariot is coming,
    a pair of horsemen!”

Then[l] he responded and said,

“It has fallen! Babylon has fallen!
    And all the images of her gods are[m] smashed on the ground!”

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:7 Or “And”
  2. Isaiah 21:7 Hebrew “rider”
  3. Isaiah 21:7 Hebrew “rider”
  4. Isaiah 21:7 Hebrew “donkey”
  5. Isaiah 21:7 Hebrew “rider”
  6. Isaiah 21:7 Hebrew “camel”
  7. Isaiah 21:7 Or “and”
  8. Isaiah 21:7 Literally “much”
  9. Isaiah 21:8 Or “And”
  10. Isaiah 21:8 Literally “lion”
  11. Isaiah 21:8 Literally “all of”
  12. Isaiah 21:9 Or “and”
  13. Isaiah 21:9 Hebrew “is”