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Isaiah 21:1

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A JUDGMENT ON BABYLON

21A pronouncementq concerning the desert by the sea:r

Like storms that pass over the Negev,

it comes from the desert, from the land of terror.

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Cross references

  1. qIs 13:1
  2. rIs 13:20–22; 14:23; 21:9; Jr 51:41–44

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.

As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,

it comes from the wilderness,

from a terrible land.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea:

Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,

an invader comes from the desert,

from a land of terror.

NLTNew Living Translation

This message came to me concerning Babylon—the desert by the sea:

Disaster is roaring down on you from the desert,

like a whirlwind sweeping in from the Negev.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The oracle of the wilderness of the sea:

As storm winds passing over in the Negev,

it comes from the desert,

from a frightful land.

KJV 1900King James Version

The burden of the desert of the sea.

As whirlwinds in the south pass through;

So it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.