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"My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror."
— Isaiah 21:4, NET Bible
“My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.”
“My heart fluttereth, horror hath affrighted me; the twilight that I desired hath been turned into trembling unto me. ”
“My heart flutters. Horror has frightened me. The twilight that I desired has been turned into trembling for me.”
“My heart failed, darkness amazed me: Babylon my beloved is become a wonder to me.”
“My mind is wandering, fear has overcome me: the evening of my desire has been turned into shaking for me.”
“My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.”
The Lord Will Judge Babylon This is an oracle about the wilderness by the Sea: Like strong winds blowing in the south, one invades from the wilderness, from a land that is feared.
I have received a distressing message:“The deceiver deceives, the destroyer destroys. Attack, you Elamites! Lay siege, you Medes! I will put an end to all the groaning!”
For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm me like the contractions of a woman in labor. I am disturbed by what I hear, horrified by what I see.
My heart palpitates, I shake in fear; the twilight I desired has brought me terror.
Arrange the table, lay out the carpet, eat and drink! Get up, you officers, smear oil on the shields!
For this is what the Lord has told me:“Go, post a guard! He must report what he sees.
When he sees chariots, teams of horses, riders on donkeys, riders on camels, he must be alert, very alert.”