1. I will stand at my watchand station myself on the ramparts;I will look to see what he will say to me,and what answer I am to give to this complaint.
2. Then the Lord replied:‘Write down the revelationand make it plain on tabletsso that a herald may run with it.
3. For the revelation awaits an appointed time;it speaks of the endand will not prove false.Though it linger, wait for it;it will certainly comeand will not delay.
4. ‘See, the enemy is puffed up;his desires are not upright –but the righteous person will live by his faithfulness –
5. indeed, wine betrays him;he is arrogant and never at rest.Because he is as greedy as the graveand like death is never satisfied,he gathers to himself all the nationsand takes captive all the peoples.
6. ‘Will not all of them taunt him with ridicule and scorn, saying,‘ “Woe to him who piles up stolen goodsand makes himself wealthy by extortion!How long must this go on?”