6 Meanwhile, the Lord said to me,“Put a watchman on the city wall.Let him shout out what he sees.
7 He should look for chariotsdrawn by pairs of horses,and for riders on donkeys and camels.Let the watchman be fully alert.”
8 Then the watchman called out,“Day after day I have stood on the watchtower, my lord.Night after night I have remained at my post.
9 Now at last—look!Here comes a man in a chariotwith a pair of horses!”Then the watchman said,“Babylon is fallen, fallen!All the idols of Babylonlie broken on the ground!”
10 O my people, threshed and winnowed,I have told you everything the lord of Heaven’s Armies has said,everything the God of Israel has told me.
11 This message came to me concerning Edom:Someone from Edom keeps calling to me,“Watchman, how much longer until morning?When will the night be over?”
12 The watchman replies,“Morning is coming, but night will soon return.If you wish to ask again, then come back and ask.”