Isaiah 21 has 3 prophetic oracles against Babylon, Edom and Arabia predicting divine judgement upon them which involves their destruction. First of all comes Babylon: “I will bring to an end all the groaning she caused… Babylon has fallen… all the images of their gods lie shattered on the ground… O my people, crushed on the threshing-floor… I tell you what I have heard from the Lord Almighty.” Secondly comes the oracle against Edom: “Watchman, what is left of the night… he replies – Morning is coming but also the night.” Finally comes the oracle concerning Arabia: “They flee from the sword, from the drawn sword, from the bent bow and from the heat of battle… the survivors will be few… the Lord has spoken.”
