Isaiah 21:8–9

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.

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.”

And the lookout shouted,

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

every night I stay at my post.

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!’ ”

Then the lookout reported,

“Lord, I stand on the watchtower all day,

and I stay at my post all night.

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.”

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.

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!”

Then the watchman called,

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

and I am standing at my post throughout the night.

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!”

And he cried, A lion:

My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime,

And I am set in my ward whole nights:

And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen.

And he answered and said,

Babylon is fallen, is fallen;

And all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.