1. Here is a message about the Desert by the Sea:Like strong winds blowing in the south,one invades from the desert,from a land that is feared.
2. I have received a distressing message:“The deceiver deceives,the destroyer destroys.Attack, you Elamites!Lay siege, you Medes!I will put an end to all the groaning!”
3. For this reason my stomach churns; cramps overwhelm melike the contractions of a woman in labor.I am disturbed by what I hear,horrified by what I see.
4. My heart palpitates,I shake in fear;the twilight I desiredhas brought me terror.