8 And the lookout shouted,

“Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower;

every night I stay at my post.

9 Look, here comes a man in a chariot

with a team of horses.

And he gives back the answer:

‘Babylon has fallen, has fallen!

All the images of its gods

lie shattered on the ground!’ ”

8 Then he who saw cried out:

“Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord,

continually by day,

and at my post I am stationed

whole nights.

9 And behold, here come riders,

horsemen in pairs!”

And he answered,

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon;

and all the carved images of her gods

he has shattered to the ground.”

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 chariot

with a pair of horses!”

Then the watchman said,

“Babylon is fallen, fallen!

All the idols of Babylon

lie broken on the ground!”

8 Then he cried, “A lion, my Lord!

I stand continually on the watchtower in the daytime;

I have sat at my post every night.

9 And look, here comes a chariot of men with a pair of horsemen!”

Then he answered and said,

“Babylon is fallen, is fallen!

And all the carved images of her gods

He has broken to the ground.”

8 Then the lookout called out,

“My master, each day I stand in the watchtower watching;

every night I have been on guard.

9 Look, I see a man coming in a chariot

with a team of horses.”

The man gives back the answer,

“Babylon has fallen. It has fallen!

All the statues of her gods

lie broken on the ground.”

8 And he cried as a lion: O Lord, I stand continually upon the watch-tower in the day-time, and am set in my ward whole nights; 9 and, behold, here cometh a troop of men, horsemen in pairs. And he answered and said, Fallen, fallen is Babylon; and all the graven images of her gods are broken unto the ground.

8 And he cried as a lion, Lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights. 9 —And behold, there cometh a chariot of men; horsemen by pairs. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.

8 The watchmancalled, 

“Sir, I stand on the watchtower every day. 

Every night, I stand guard at my post. 

9 Look! Here come chariots and horsemen in pairs.” 

Then he said, 

“Babylon has fallen! It has fallen! 

All the idols they worship lie shattered on the ground.” 

8 Then the lookout reported,

“Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day,

and I stay at my post all night.

9 Look, riders come—

horsemen in pairs.”

And he answered, saying,

“Babylon has fallen, has fallen.

All the images of her gods

have been shattered on the ground.”

8 Then the watcher called out:

“Upon a watchtower I stand, O Lord,

continually by day,

and at my post I am stationed

throughout the night.

9 Look, there they come, riders,

horsemen in pairs!”

Then he responded,

“Fallen, fallen is Babylon;

and all the images of her gods

lie shattered on the ground.”

8 Then the watchman called,

“Lord, I am standing on the watchtower continually by day,

and I am standing at my post throughout the night.

9 And look at this! A man’s chariot is coming,

a pair of horsemen!”

Then he responded and said,

“It has fallen! Babylon has fallen!

And all the images of her gods are smashed on the ground!”

8 “My master!” the guard shouts back.

“Day after day I stand here on the lookout tower.

Every night I stay here on duty.

9 Look! Here comes a man in a chariot!

It’s being pulled by a team of horses.

He’s calling out the news,

‘Babylon has fallen! It has fallen!

All of the statues of its gods

lie broken in pieces on the ground!’ ”

8 Then the lookout called,

“O Lord, I stand continually by day on the watchtower,

And I am stationed every night at my guard post.

9 “Now behold, here comes a troop of riders, horsemen in pairs.”

And one said, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon;

And all the images of her gods are shattered on the ground.”