Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!

Isaiah 21:1-17

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.

.At this my body is racked with pain, pangs seize me, like those of a woman in labor; I am staggered by what I hear, I am bewildered by what I see.

“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!’”  My people who are crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the Lord Almighty, from the God of Israel.

A prophecy against Dumah Someone calls to me from Seir, “Watchman, what is left of the night? Watchman, what is left of the night?” The watchman replies, “Morning is coming, but also the night. If you would ask, then ask; and come back yet again.”

My people who are crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the Lord Almighty, from the God of Israel.

This is what the Lord says to me: “Within one year, as a servant bound by contract would count it, all the splendor of Kedar will come to an end. The survivors of the archers, the warriors of Kedar, will be few.” The Lord, the God of Israel, has spoken.

Why?

A prophecy of Babylon, Edom and Arabia, all of the nations will fall.

Face to the hands of the Lord no one can escape. no country can keep strong.

Babylon a symbol of idols, has fallen all the images of its gods led shattered on the ground. God's hands' strength out no one can stand up.

My people who are crushed on the threshing floor, all of the useless will be discarded like crushed on the threshing floor. Only the fruit, and shell of grain will be discarded.

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預言：巴比倫、以東、

1-10: 巴比倫滅亡，國土到阿拉伯海邊，所以如此描述。仇敵是指瑪代，南風乾燥且熱，表達瑪代如可怕的南方旋風

以欄代表波斯，以蘭結合波斯攻擊巴比倫。

以賽亞看到巴比倫的情形而難過，痛苦將我抓住，好像產難的婦人一樣。羨慕的黃昏：黃昏是阿拉伯最涼爽時間卻無法平靜。

擺設筵席，派人守望，又吃又喝：指伯沙撒王吃喝玩樂，且拿聖殿的器皿來吃喝

以賽亞是各國的守望者角色，我們從講台，從神的角度，向人發出先知的聲音。我們今天也是在屬靈高處的守望者，看見將來的結局如何?向世人指出一條路。

我被打的禾稼，我場上的穀啊： 指的是猶大國

可能已經知道卻一直在問，早晨將到，黑夜也來，好像早晨天亮快到了，隨即夜晚到來，不用再問了。回頭再來：悔改以後再來問。神也愛外邦人，也告訴他們的路

基達是阿拉伯人的總稱

How?

Be aware of the word of the Lord, and fear the Lord forever.