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Isaiah 21
¹⁴ Bring water for the thirsty, O inhabitants of the land of Tema, Meet the fugitive with bread.
¹⁵ For they have fled from the swords, From the drawn sword, and from the bent bow And from the press of battle.
¹⁶ For thus the Lord said to me, "In a year, as a hired man would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will terminate;
¹⁷ and the remainder of the number of bowmen, the mighty men of the sons of Kedar, will be few; for the Lord God of Israel has spoken."
Isaiah 22
¹ The oracle concerning the valley of vision. What is the matter with you now, that you have all gone up to the housetops?
² You who were full of noise, You boisterous town, you exultant city; Your slain were not slain with the sword, Nor did they die in battle.
³ All your rulers have fled together, And have been captured without the bow; All of you who were found were taken captive together, Though they had fled far away.
⁴ Therefore I say, "Turn your eyes away from me, Let me weep bitterly, Do not try to comfort me concerning the destruction of the daughter of my people."
⁵ For the Lord God of hosts has a day of panic, subjugation and confusion In the valley of vision, A breaking down of walls And a crying to the mountain.
⁶ Elam took up the quiver With the chariots, infantry and horsemen; And Kir uncovered the shield.
⁷ Then your choicest valleys were full of chariots, And the horsemen took up fixed positions at the gate.