Isaiah 21 - Easy To Read Version Easy To Read Version
Isaiah 21

¹ The sad message about the Desert of the Sea: {\cf2\super [203]}

² I have seen something very terrible\par that will happen.\par I see traitors {\cf2\super [205]} turning against you.\par I see people taking your wealth.\par

³ I saw those terrible things, and now I am scared. My stomach hurts because of my fear. That pain is like the pain of giving birth. The things I hear make me very afraid. The things I see make me shake with fear.

⁴ I am worried and I am shaking from fear. My pleasant evening has become a night of fear.\par

⁵ \{The people think everything is fine.\par The people are saying,\}\par “Prepare the table!\par Eat and Drink!”\par \{At the same time\par the soldiers are saying,\}\par “Post the guard!\par Officers, get up\par and polish your shields!”\par

⁶ My Master said to me, “Go find a man to guard this city. He must report whatever he sees.

⁷ If the guard sees rows of horse soldiers, donkeys, or camels, the guard should listen carefully—very carefully.”

⁸ \{Then one day, the guard called out the warning,\} “Lion!” \{The guard said,\} “My Master, every day I have been in the watchtower {\cf2\super [206]} watching. Every night I have been standing and guarding, but …

⁹ Look! They are coming! I see rows of men and horse soldiers.”

¹⁰ \{Isaiah said,\} “My people, I have told you everything that I heard from the Lord All-Powerful, the God of Israel. You will be crushed like grain on a threshing floor. {\cf2\super [207]} \par

¹¹ The sad message about Dumah. {\cf2\super [208]}

¹² The guard answered,\par “Morning is coming,\par But then night will come again.\par If you have something to ask,\par then come back {\cf2\super [209]} and ask.”\par

¹³ The sad message about Arabia.

¹⁴ They gave water to some thirsty travelers.\par The people of Tema gave food\par to some people that were traveling.\par

¹⁵ Those people were running from swords\par that were ready to kill.\par They were running from bows\par that were ready to shoot.\par They were running from a hard battle.\par

¹⁶ The Lord, my Master, told me those things would happen. The Lord said, “In one year, (the way a hired helper counts time) all Kedar’s {\cf2\super [211]} glory will be gone.

¹⁷ At that time, only a few of the archers, {\cf2\super [212]} the great soldiers of Kedar, will be left alive.” The Lord, the God of Israel, told me those things.