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My heart staggers; horror has appalled me;
    (A)the twilight I longed for
    has been turned for me into trembling.
(B)They prepare the table,
    they spread the rugs,[a]
    they eat, they drink.
Arise, O princes;
    (C)oil the shield!
For thus the Lord said to me:
“Go, set a watchman;
    let him announce what he sees.

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  1. Isaiah 21:5 Or they set the watchman

My heart(A) falters,
    fear makes me tremble;(B)
the twilight I longed for
    has become a horror(C) to me.

They set the tables,
    they spread the rugs,
    they eat, they drink!(D)
Get up, you officers,
    oil the shields!(E)

This is what the Lord says to me:

“Go, post a lookout(F)
    and have him report what he sees.

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