Isaiah 21:3-5

New Century Version

³ I saw those terrible things, and now I am in pain;
    my pains are like the pains of giving birth.
What I hear makes me very afraid;
    what I see causes me to shake with fear.
⁴ I am worried,
    and I am shaking with fear.
My pleasant evening
    has become a night of fear.

⁵ They set the table;
    they spread the rugs;
    they eat and drink.
Leaders, stand up.
    Prepare the shields for battle!