1 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.

1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.

As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,

it comes from the wilderness,

from a terrible land.

1 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.

1 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.

1 This is a message about the Desert by the Sea:

Disaster is coming from the desert

like wind blowing in the south.

It is coming from a terrible country.

1 The burden of the wilderness of the sea.

As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land.

1 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.

1 This is the divine revelation about the desert by the sea. 

Like a storm sweeping through the Negev, 

an invader will come from the desert, 

from a terrifying land. 

1 An oracle against the desert by the sea:

Like storms that pass over the Negev,

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

1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.

As whirlwinds in the Negeb sweep on,

it comes from the desert,

from a terrible land.

1 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.

1 Here is a message the Lord gave me about Babylonia. It is known as the Desert by the Two Rivers.

An attack is coming through the desert.

It is coming from a land of terror.

It’s sweeping along like a windstorm blowing across the Negev Desert.

1 The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea.

As windstorms in the Negev sweep on,

It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.