2 A hard revelation is told to me; the treacherous deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; lay siege, Media! I put an end to all of her sighing.
3 Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I am too bent to hear, I am too dismayed to see.
4 My mind staggers; fear terrifies me; the twilight I desired brought me fear.
5 Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear the shield!
6 For the Lord said this to me: “Go, set a watchman in position. He must announce what he sees.
7 When he sees riders, a pair of horsemen, riders of donkeys, riders of camels, then he must listen attentively, paying attention, paying special attention.”
8 Then the watchman called, “Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day, and I am standing at my post throughout the night.