My [a]mind reels, [b]horror overwhelms me;
The twilight I longed for has been (A)turned for me into trembling.
They (B)set the table, they [c]spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”

For thus the Lord says to me,

“Go, station the lookout, let him (C)report what he sees.

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 21:4 Lit heart has wandered
  2. Isaiah 21:4 Lit shuddering
  3. Isaiah 21:5 Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seating