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Isaiah 21:2

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A diree vision has been shown to me:

The traitor betrays,f the looter takes loot.

Elam,g attack! Media,h lay siege!

I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.

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Cross references

  1. ePs 60:3
  2. fIsa 24:16; 33:1
  3. g Ge 10:22; Isa 22:6
  4. h Isa 13:3; Jer 25:25; 51:28

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

A stern vision is told to me;

the traitor betrays,

and the destroyer destroys.

Go up, O Elam;

lay siege, O Media;

all the sighing she has caused

I bring to an end.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

A dire vision has been shown to me:

The traitor betrays, the looter takes loot.

Elam, attack! Media, lay siege!

I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

A troubling vision is declared to me:

“The treacherous one acts treacherously,

and the destroyer destroys.

Advance, Elam! Lay siege, you Medes!

I will put an end to all the groaning.”

NLTNew Living Translation

I see a terrifying vision:

I see the betrayer betraying,

the destroyer destroying.

Go ahead, you Elamites and Medes,

attack and lay siege.

I will make an end

to all the groaning Babylon caused.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

A hard revelation is told to me;

the treacherous deals treacherously,

and the destroyer destroys.

Go up, Elam;

lay siege, Media!

I put an end to all of her sighing.

KJV 1900King James Version

A grievous vision is declared unto me;

The treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth.

Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media;

All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.