{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/21","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-05-29T19:24:32.778Z"},"reference":{"translation":"KJV","book":"Isaiah","bookSlug":"isaiah","chapter":21,"testament":"OLD"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":20,"nextChapter":22,"totalChapters":66,"totalVerses":17},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; <i>so</i> it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land."},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease."},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing <i>of it</i>; I was dismayed at the seeing <i>of it</i>."},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me."},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, <i>and</i> anoint the shield."},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth."},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And he saw a chariot <i>with</i> a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, <i>and</i> a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:"},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:"},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, <i>with</i> a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground."},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you."},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?"},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will inquire, inquire ye: return, come."},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim."},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled."},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war."},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:"},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken <i>it</i>."}],"citation":{"inline":"Isaiah 21 (KJV)","markdown":"[Isaiah 21](https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/21)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* KJV. https://primebible.com/kjv/isaiah/21 (accessed 2026-05-29)."}}