The oracleconcerning BabylonwhichIsaiahthe sonof Amozsaw.
Then [Jehu] saidto Bidkarhis officer,"Take[him] up and casthim into the propertyof the fieldof Naboththe Jezreelite,for I rememberwhen you and I were ridingtogetherafterAhabhis father,that the LORDlaidthisoracleagainsthim:
The visionof Isaiahthe sonof AmozconcerningJudahand Jerusalem,whichhe sawduring the reignsof Uzziah,Jotham,Ahaz[and] Hezekiah,kingsof Judah.
And Babylon,the beautyof kingdoms,the gloryof the Chaldeans'pride,Will be as when GodoverthrewSodomand Gomorrah.
In the yearthat KingAhazdiedthisoraclecame:
The oracleconcerning Moab.Surelyin a nightArof Moabis devastated[and] ruined;Surelyin a nightKirof Moabis devastated[and] ruined.
The oracleconcerning Damascus."Behold,Damascusis about to be removedfrom being a cityAnd will becomea fallenruin.
The oracleconcerning Egypt.Behold,the LORDis ridingon a swiftcloudand is about to cometo Egypt;The idolsof Egyptwill trembleat His presence,And the heartof the Egyptianswill meltwithinthem.
at that timethe LORDspokethroughIsaiahthe sonof Amoz,saying,"Goand loosenthe sackclothfrom your hipsand takeyour shoesoffyour feet."And he didso,goingnakedand barefoot.
The oracleabout Arabia.In the thicketsof Arabiayou must spendthe night,O caravansof Dedanites.
The oracleconcerning the valleyof vision.Whatis the matter with you now,that you have allgoneup to the housetops?
"In that day,"declaresthe LORDof hosts,"the pegdrivenin a firmplacewill giveway;it will even breakoffand fall,and the loadhanging on it will be cutoff,for the LORDhas spoken."
Thussaysthe LORDyour Redeemer,the HolyOneof Israel,"For your sakeI have sentto Babylon,And will bringthem alldownas fugitives,Even the Chaldeans,into the shipsin which they rejoice.
AfterNebuchadnezzarkingof Babylonhad carriedawaycaptiveJeconiahthe sonof Jehoiakim,kingof Judah,and the officialsof Judahwith the craftsmenand smithsfrom Jerusalemand had broughtthem to Babylon,the LORDshowedme: behold,twobasketsof figssetbeforethe templeof the LORD!
"The prophetswhowere beforeme and beforeyou from ancienttimesprophesiedagainstmanylandsand againstgreatkingdoms,of warand of calamityand of pestilence.
The wordwhichthe LORDspokeconcerningBabylon,the landof the Chaldeans,throughJeremiahthe prophet:
We are ashamedbecausewe have heardreproach;Disgracehas coveredour faces,For alienshave enteredThe holyplacesof the LORD'Shouse.
"Sayto them, 'Thussaysthe LordGOD,"Thisburden[concerns] the princein Jerusalemas well as allthe houseof Israelwhoare in it."'
"'PERES--your kingdomhas beendividedand givenover to the Medesand Persians."
Thenthe king'sfacegrewpaleand his thoughtsalarmedhim, and his hipjointswentslackand his kneesbegan knockingtogether.
The oracleof Nineveh.The bookof the visionof Nahumthe Elkoshite.
The oraclewhichHabakkukthe prophetsaw.
The burdenof the wordof the LORDconcerningIsrael.[Thus] declaresthe LORDwho stretchesout the heavens,laysthe foundationof the earth,and formsthe spiritof manwithinhim,
The burdenof the wordof the LORDis against the landof Hadrach,with Damascusas its restingplace(for the eyesof men,especially of allthe tribesof Israel,are toward the LORD),
The oracleof the wordof the LORDto IsraelthroughMalachi.
Josiahbecame the fatherof Jeconiahand his brothers,at the timeof the deportationto Babylon.
And anotherangel,a second one,followed,saying,"Fallen,fallenis Babylonthe great,she whohas madeallthe nationsdrinkof the wineof the passionof her immorality."
