4 My heart falters; fear makes me tremble. The twilight of my desire has turned to horror. 5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! 6 For this is what the Lord says to me: “Go, post a lookout and have him report what he sees.
Isaiah 21:4–6
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