Isaiah 21:2
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A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.

2 Kings 17:6
And in the ninth year of Osee, the king of the Assyrians took Samaria, and carried Israel away to Assyria: and he placed them in Hala, and Habor, by the river of Gozan, in the cities of the Medes.

Psalm 25:3
Neither let my enemies laugh at me: for none of them that wait on thee shall be confounded.

Psalm 60:3
Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us drink the wine of sorrow.

Psalm 119:158
I beheld the transgressors, and pined away; because they kept not thy word.

Isaiah 22:6
And Elam took the quiver, the chariot of the horseman, and the shield was taken down from the wall.

Isaiah 24:16
From the ends of the earth we have heard praises, the glory of the just one. And I said: My secret to myself, my secret to myself, woe is me: the prevaricators have prevaricated, and with the prevarication of transgressors they have prevaricated.

Isaiah 33:1
Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised.

Jeremiah 49:34
The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying:

Daniel 5:9
Wherewith king Baltasar was much troubled, and his countenance was changed: and his nobles also were troubled.

Daniel 5:28
PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.

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A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.

grievous.

Psalm 60:3 Thou hast shewn thy people hard things; thou hast made us drink the wine of sorrow.

Proverbs 13:15 Good instruction shall give grace: in the way of scorners is a deep pit.

the treacherous

Isaiah 24:16 From the ends of the earth we have heard praises, the glory of the just one. And I said: My secret to myself, my secret to myself, woe is me: the prevaricators have prevaricated, and with the prevarication of transgressors they have prevaricated.

Isaiah 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised.

1 Samuel 24:13 As also it is said in the old proverb: From the wicked shall wickedness come forth: therefore my hand shall not be upon thee. After whom dost thou come out, O king of Israel?

Jeremiah 51:44,48,49,53 And I will visit against Bel in Babylon, and I will bring forth out of his mouth that which he had swallowed down: and the nations shall no more flow together to him, for the wall also of Babylon shall fall. . . .

Revelation 13:10 He that shall lead into captivity shall go into captivity: he that shall kill by the sword must be killed by the sword. Here is the patience and the faith of the saints.

go up

Isaiah 13:2-4,17,18 Upon the dark mountain lift ye up a banner, exalt the voice, lift up the hand, and let the rulers go into the gates. . . .

Jeremiah 50:14,34 Prepare yourselves against Babylon round about, all you that bend the bow: fight against her, spare not arrows: because she hath sinned against the Lord. . . .

Jeremiah 49:34 The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Sedecias king of Juda, saying:

Jeremiah 51:11,27,28 Sharpen the arrows, fill the quivers, the Lord hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: and his mind is against Babylon to destroy it, because it is the vengeance of the Lord, the vengeance of his temple. . . .

Daniel 5:28 PHARES: thy kingdom is divided, and is given to the Medes and Persians.

Daniel 8:20 The ram, which thou sawest with horns, is the king of the Medes and Persians.

all the

Isaiah 14:1-3 Her time is near at hand, and her days shall not be prolonged. For the Lord will have mercy on Jacob, and will yet choose out of Israel, and will make them rest upon their own ground: and the stranger shall be joined with them, and shall adhere to the house of Jacob. . . .

Isaiah 35:10 And the redeemed of the Lord shall return, and shall come into Sion with praise, and everlasting joy shall be upon their heads: they shall obtain joy and gladness, and sorrow and mourning shall flee away.

Isaiah 47:6 I was angry with my people, I have polluted my inheritance, and have given them into thy hand: thou hast shewn no mercy to them: upon the ancient thou hast laid thy yoke exceeding heavy.

Psalm 12:5 By reason of the misery of the needy, and the groans of the poor, now will I arise, saith the Lord. I will set him in safety: I will deal confidently in his regard.

Psalm 79:11 Let the sighing of the prisoners come in before thee. According to the greatness of thy arm, take possession of the children of them that have been put to death.

Psalm 137:1-3 Upon the rivers of Babylon, there we sat and wept: when we remembered Sion: . . .

Jeremiah 31:11,12,20,25 For the Lord hath redeemed Jacob, and delivered him out of the hand of one that was mightier than he. . . .

Jeremiah 45:3 Thou hast said: Woe is me, wretch that I am, for the Lord hath added sorrow to my sorrow: I am wearied with my groans, and I find no rest.

Jeremiah 51:3,4 Let not him that bendeth, bend his bow, and let not him go up that is armed with a coat of mail: spare not her young men, destroy all her army. . . .

Lamentations 1:22 Thau. Let all their evil be present before thee: and make vintage of them, as thou hast made vintage of me for all my iniquities: for my sighs are many, and my heart is sorrowful.

Micah 7:8-10 Rejoice not, thou my enemy, over me, because I am fallen: I shall arise, when I sit in darkness, the Lord is my light. . . .

Zechariah 1:15,16 And I am angry with a great anger with the wealthy nations: for I was angry a little, but they helped forward the evil. . . .

Context
Babylon is Fallen
1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds come from the south, it cometh from the desert from a terrible land. 2A grievous vision is told me: he that is unfaithful dealeth unfaithfully: and he that is a spoiler, spoileth. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Mede: I have made all the mourning thereof to cease.3Therefore are my loins filled with pain, anguish hath taken hold of me, as the anguish of a woman in labour: I fell down at the hearing of it, I was troubled at the seeing of it.…
Lexicon
A dire
קָשָׁ֖ה (qā·šāh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7186: Hard, severe

vision
חָז֥וּת (ḥā·zūṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2380: A look, striking appearance, revelation, compact

is declared
הֻגַּד־ (hug·gaḏ-)
Verb - Hofal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5046: To be conspicuous

to me:
לִ֑י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

“The traitor
הַבּוֹגֵ֤ד ׀ (hab·bō·w·ḡêḏ)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

still betrays,
בּוֹגֵד֙ (bō·w·ḡêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 898: To cover, to act covertly, to pillage

and the destroyer
וְהַשּׁוֹדֵ֣ד ׀ (wə·haš·šō·w·ḏêḏ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

still destroys.
שׁוֹדֵ֔ד (šō·w·ḏêḏ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7703: To deal violently with, despoil, devastate, ruin

Go up,
עֲלִ֤י (‘ă·lî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5927: To ascend, in, actively

O Elam!
עֵילָם֙ (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

Lay siege,
צוּרִ֣י (ṣū·rî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6696: To confine, bind, besiege

O Media!
מָדַ֔י (mā·ḏay)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land

I will put an end
הִשְׁבַּֽתִּי׃ (hiš·bat·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 7673: To repose, desist from exertion

to all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

her groaning.”
אַנְחָתָ֖ה (’an·ḥā·ṯāh)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 585: A sighing, groaning


Additional Translations
A dire vision is declared to me: “The traitor still betrays, and the destroyer still destroys. Go up, O Elam! Lay siege, O Media! I will put an end to all her groaning.”A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous dealer deals treacherously, and the spoiler spoils. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous man dealeth treacherously, and the destroyer destroyeth. Go up, O Elam; besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

so a fearful and a grievous vision was declared to me: he that is treacherous deals treacherously, the transgressor transgresses. The Elamites are upon me, and the ambassadors of the Persians come against me: now will I groan and comfort myself.

A grievous vision is declared unto me: the treacherous dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, Elam! besiege, Media! All the sighing thereof have I made to cease.

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.

A grievous vision is declared to me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler plundereth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all her sighing have I made to cease.

A grievous vision is declared to me. The treacherous man deals treacherously, and the destroyer destroys. Go up, Elam; attack! I have stopped all of Media's sighing.

A hard vision hath been declared to me, The treacherous dealer is dealing treacherously, And the destroyer is destroying. Go up, O Elam, besiege, O Media, All its sighing I have caused to cease.
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