for thus hath the lord said unto me, go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.21:7他看见军队，就是骑马的一对一对的来，又看见驴队，骆驼队，就要侧耳细听。and he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:21:8他像吼叫，说，主阿，我白日常站在望楼上，整夜立在我守望所。and he cried, a lion: my lord, i stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and i am set in my ward whole nights:21:9看哪，有一队军兵骑着马，一对一对的来。他就说，巴比伦倾倒了。倾倒了，他一切雕刻的神像，都打碎于地。and, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. and he answered and said, babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.21:10我被打的禾稼，我场上的谷阿，我从万军之耶和华以色列的神那里所听见的，都告诉你们了。o my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which i have heard of the lord of hosts, the god of israel, have i declared unto you.21:11论度玛的默示。有人声从西珥呼问我，说，守望的阿，夜里如何。守望的阿，夜里如何。the burden of dumah. he calleth to me out of seir, watchman, what of the night? watchman, what of the night?
21:12守望的说，早晨将到，黑夜也来。你们若要问，就可以问，可以回头再来。the watchman said, the morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.21:13论阿拉伯的默示。底但结伴的客旅阿，你们必在阿拉伯的树林中住宿。the burden upon arabia. in the forest in arabia shall ye lodge, o ye travelling companies of dedanim.21:14提玛地的居民拿水来，送给口渴的，拿饼来迎接逃避的。the inhabitants of the land of tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.21:15因为他们逃避刀剑，和出了鞘的刀，并上了弦的弓，与刀兵的重灾。for they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.21:16主对我这样说，一年之内，照雇工的年数，基达的一切荣耀必归于无有。for thus hath the lord said unto me, within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of kedar shall fail:21:17弓箭手所馀剩的，就是基达人的勇士，必然稀少。因为这是耶和华以色列的神说的。and the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of kedar, shall be diminished: for the lord god of israel hath spoken it.