5 Set out the table in order!

Spread out the rugs!g

Eat! drink!

Rise up, commanders;

smearh the shield!

6 For the Lord said this to me:

“Go, set a watchman in position.

He must announce what he sees.

7 Wheni he sees riders,j

a pair of horsemen,

ridersk of donkeys,l

ridersm of camels,n

⌊then⌋o he must listen attentively,

paying attention, paying ⌊special⌋p attention.”

8 Thenq the ⌊watchman⌋r called,

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

and I am standing at my post ⌊throughout⌋s the night.

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

a pair of horsemen!”

Thent he responded and said,

“It has fallen! Babylon has fallen!

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

10 My downtrodden people

and the son of my threshing floor,

I will announce to you what I have heard from Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel.

Oracle regarding Dumah

11 The oracle of Dumah:

One is calling to me from Seir,

“Watchman, what ⌊of⌋v the night?

Watchman, what ⌊of⌋w the night?”

12 The watchman says,

“Morning comes,

and also the night.

If you will inquire, inquire;

⌊come back again⌋.”x