Isaiah 21:1 - Revised Version 18851 The burden of the wilderness of the sea. As whirlwinds in the South sweep through, it cometh from the wilderness, from a terrible land. See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17691 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. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition1 THE MOURNFUL, inspired prediction (a burden to be lifted up) concerning the Desert of the Sea [which was Babylon after great dams were raised to control the waters of the Euphrates River which overflowed it like a sea–and would do so again]: As whirlwinds in the South (the Negeb) sweep through, so it [the judgment of God by hostile armies] comes from the desert, from a terrible land. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)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. See the chapterCommon English Bible1 An oracle about the wilderness near the sea. Like whirlwinds sweeping through the arid southern plain, it comes from the desert, from a fearsome land. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version1 The burden of the desert of the sea. Just as the whirlwinds approach from Africa, it approaches from the desert, from a terrible land. See the chapter |