9. And behold, here come riders,horsemen in pairs!” And he answered, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the carved images of her godshe has shattered to the ground.”
10. O my threshed and winnowed one,what I have heard from the Lord of hosts,the God of Israel, I announce to you.
11. The oracle concerning Dumah.One is calling to me from Seir,“Watchman, what time of the night?Watchman, what time of the night?”
12. The watchman says:“Morning comes, and also the night.If you will inquire, inquire;come back again.”
13. The oracle concerning Arabia.In the thickets in Arabia you will lodge,O caravans of Dedanites.
14. To the thirsty bring water;meet the fugitive with bread,O inhabitants of the land of Tema.
15. For they have fled from the swords,from the drawn sword,from the bent bow,and from the press of battle.