3. The vision fills my body with pain. Pains take hold of me. They are like the pains of a woman having a baby. I am shaken by what I hear. I'm terrified by what I see.
4. My heart grows weak. Fear makes me tremble. I longed for evening to come. But it brought me horror instead of rest.
5. In my vision the Babylonians set the tables. They spread the rugs out. They eat. They drink. Get up, you officers! Rub your shields with oil!
6. The Lord said to me, "Go. Put a guard on duty on Jerusalem's walls. Have him report what he sees.
7. Tell him to watch for chariots that are pulled by teams of horses. Tell him to watch for men riding on donkeys or camels. Make sure he stays awake. Make sure he stays wide awake."
8. "My master!" the guard shouts back. "Day after day I stand here on the lookout tower. Every night I stay here on duty.
9. Look! Here comes a man in a chariot! It's being pulled by a team of horses. He's calling out the news, 'Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! All of the statues of its gods lie broken in pieces on the ground!' "