They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!

Isaiah 21:5 They prepare a table, they lay out a carpet, they eat, they drink! Rise up, O princes, oil the shields! They set the tables, they spread the rugs, ...

God sends Isaiah a fierce vision which causes him great physical suffering and emotional terror. His heart falters, and his body trembles at what he witnesses.

King James Version. Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield. PLUS Do your Biblical studies anywhere!

5 They set the tables, they spread the rugs, they eat, they drink! Get up, you officers, oil the shields!

Isaiah 21:5 King James Version (KJV) Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.

The prophet foretells what the Babylonians would be doing when their' enemies were at their doors, that they would give up themselves to feasting and security.

“Morning came, and so did night. If you would inquire, inquire. Come back again.” 13.

I see them prepare the table and spread their rugs, then they eat and they drink. Get up, you military officers! Anoint your shields for battle!