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.