Isaiah 21:4-5
Isaiah 21:1-5 The Message (MSG)
A Message concerning the desert at the sea: As tempests drive through the Negev Desert, coming out of the desert, that terror-filled place, A hard vision is given me: The betrayer betrayed, the plunderer plundered. Attack, Elam! Lay siege, Media! Persians, attack! Attack, Babylon! I’ll put an end to all the moaning and groaning. Because of this news I’m doubled up in pain, writhing in pain like a woman having a baby, Baffled by what I hear, undone by what I see. Absolutely stunned, horror-stricken, I had hoped for a relaxed evening, but it has turned into a nightmare. The banquet is spread, the guests reclining in luxurious ease, Eating and drinking, having a good time, and then, “To arms, princes! The fight is on!”
Isaiah 21:4-5 King James Version (KJV)
My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me. Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
Isaiah 21:4-5 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned for me into trembling. They set the table, they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; “Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
Isaiah 21:4-5 New Century Version (NCV)
I am worried, and I am shaking with fear. My pleasant evening has become a night of fear. They set the table; they spread the rugs; they eat and drink. Leaders, stand up. Prepare the shields for battle!
Isaiah 21:4-5 American Standard Version (ASV)
My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. They prepare the table, they set the watch, they eat, they drink: rise up, ye princes, anoint the shield.
Isaiah 21:4-5 New International Version (NIV)
My heart falters, fear makes me tremble; the twilight I longed for has become a horror to me. They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!
Isaiah 21:4-5 New King James Version (NKJV)
My heart wavered, fearfulness frightened me; The night for which I longed He turned into fear for me. Prepare the table, Set a watchman in the tower, Eat and drink. Arise, you princes, Anoint the shield!
Isaiah 21:4-5 Amplified Bible (AMP)
My mind reels, horror overwhelms me; The twilight I longed for has been turned into fear and trembling for me. [Dan 5:1-4] They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink; “Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!”
Isaiah 21:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT)
My mind reels and my heart races. I longed for evening to come, but now I am terrified of the dark. Look! They are preparing a great feast. They are spreading rugs for people to sit on. Everyone is eating and drinking. But quick! Grab your shields and prepare for battle. You are being attacked!
Isaiah 21:4-5 The Passion Translation (TPT)
My mind is reeling; I’m filled with panic. I longed for twilight, but now I tremble through the night. I see them prepare the table and spread their rugs, then they eat and they drink. Get up, you military officers! Anoint your shields for battle!