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!' "
10. My people, you have been crushed like grain on a threshing floor. But now I'm telling you the good news I've heard. It comes from the Lord who rules over all. He is the God of Israel.
11. Here is a message the Lord gave me about Edom. Someone is calling out to me from the land of Seir. He says, "Guard, when will the night be over? Guard, how soon will it end?"
12. The guard answers, "Morning is coming. But the night will return. If you want to ask again, come back and ask."
13. Here is a message the Lord gave me about Arabia. He told me to give orders to traders from Dedan. They were camping in the bushes of Arabia.
14. I told them to bring water for those who are thirsty. I also gave orders to those who live in Tema. I told them to bring food for those who are running away.
15. They are running away from where the fighting is heaviest. That's where the swords are ready to strike. That's where the bows are ready to shoot.
16. The Lord says to me, "In exactly one year, Kedar's grand show of power will come to an end.