1. The burden against the Wilderness of the Sea.As whirlwinds in the South pass through,So it comes from the desert, from a terrible land.
2. A distressing vision is declared to me;The treacherous dealer deals treacherously,And the plunderer plunders.Go up, O Elam!Besiege, O Media!All its sighing I have made to cease.
3. Therefore my loins are filled with pain;Pangs have taken hold of me, like the pangs of a woman in labor.I was distressed when I heard it;I was dismayed when I saw it.
4. My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me;The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me.
5. Prepare the table,Set a watchman in the tower,Eat and drink.Arise, you princes,Anoint the shield!
6. For thus has the Lord said to me:“Go, set a watchman,Let him declare what he sees.”