New International Version (NIV)
1A prophecy against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the southland,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
Isaiah 21:1
Isaiah 21:1 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
1The pronouncement concerning the 21:1 Or sandy wastes, sea countrywilderness of the sea:
As windstorms in the 21:1 I.e., South countryNegev come in turns,
It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
1The oracle concerning the Or sandy wastes, sea countrywilderness of the sea.
As windstorms in the Negev sweep on,
It comes from the wilderness, from a terrifying land.
Amplified Bible (AMP)
1The [mournful, inspired] oracle (21:1 I.e. an urgent message the prophet is under compulsion to proclaim.a burden to be carried) concerning the Desert of the 21:1 Probably a reference to the Euphrates and Tigris Rivers and their tributaries which overflowed their banks like a sea. Great dams were constructed to control their floodwaters.Sea (the seasonally flooded plains just south of Babylon):
As windstorms in the Negev (the South) sweep through,
So it (God’s judgment) comes from the desert, from [the hostile armies of] a terrifying land.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
1This is the burden against the Desert by the Sea:
Like whirlwinds sweeping through the Negev,
an invader comes from the desert,
from a land of terror.
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
1Here is a prophecy against Babylon that the Lord gave me. Babylon is known as the Desert by the Sea.
An attack is coming through the desert.
It is coming from a land of terror.
It’s sweeping along like a windstorm blowing across the Negev Desert.