1. I will climb up to my watchtowerand stand at my guardpost.There I will wait to see what the lord saysand how he will answer my complaint.
2. Then the lord said to me,“Write my answer plainly on tablets,so that a runner can carry the correct message to others.
3. This vision is for a future time.It describes the end, and it will be fulfilled.If it seems slow in coming, wait patiently,for it will surely take place.It will not be delayed.
4. “Look at the proud!They trust in themselves, and their lives are crooked.But the righteous will live by their faithfulness to God.