1. The oracle of the wilderness of the sea: As storm winds passing over in the Negev, it comes from the desert, from a frightful land.
2. A hard revelation is told to me; the treacherous deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; lay siege, Media! I put an end to all of her sighing.
3. Therefore my loins are filled with anguish; pangs have seized me, like the pangs of a woman giving birth. I am too bent to hear, I am too dismayed to see.
4. My mind staggers; fear terrifies me; the twilight I desired brought me fear.
5. Set out the table in order! Spread out the rugs! Eat! drink! Rise up, commanders; smear the shield!
6. For the Lord said this to me: “Go, set a watchman in position. He must announce what he sees.