1. The burden of the desert by the sea: As windstorms sweep over the South, so it comes from the desert, a terrifying land.
2. A harsh vision has been shown to me: “The traitor betrays, and the plunderer plunders. Go up, Elam! Besiege, Media! I have put an end to all her groaning.”
3. Therefore my body is filled with pain. Pangs have taken hold of me like the pangs of a woman in labor. I am bewildered by what I hear, terrified by what I see.
4. My heart is bewildered, terror overwhelms me. The twilight I longed for has been turned into trembling.