New International Version (NIV)
5They set the tables,
they spread the rugs,
they eat, they drink!
Get up, you officers,
oil the shields!
Isaiah 21:5
Isaiah 21:5 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.
New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)
5They set the table, they 21:5 Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seatingspread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields!”
New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
5They set the table, they Or spread out the rugs or possibly they arranged the seatingspread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains, oil the shields,”
Amplified Bible (AMP)
5They set the table [for the doomed banquet], they spread out the cloth, they eat, they drink;
“Rise up, captains [of Belshazzar’s court], oil your shields [for battle, for your enemy is at the gates]!”
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
5They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet,
they eat, they drink!
Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!
New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)
5In my vision the Babylonians set the tables.
They spread out the rugs.
They eat and drink.
Get up, you officers!
Rub your shields with oil!