- For thus hath the LORD said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
- And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
- 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:
- And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with 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.
- 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.
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- This is what the Lord says to me: "Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
- When he sees chariots with teams of horses, riders on donkeys or riders on camels, let him be alert, fully alert."
- And the lookout shouted, "Day after day, my lord, I stand on the watchtower; every night I stay at my post.
- Look, here comes a man in a chariot with a team of horses. And he gives back the answer: 'Babylon has fallen, has fallen! All the images of its gods lie shattered on the ground!' "
- O my people, crushed on the threshing floor, I tell you what I have heard from the LORD Almighty, from the God of Israel.
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