Isaiah 21:5 meaning and explanation

They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields!

Isaiah 21:5, Berean Standard Bible

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Isaiah 21:5 comes in a vision of Babylon's sudden fall. The prophet has just heard that Elam and Media are marching against the city (verse 2), and he is shaken with anguish (verses 3 and 4).

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