## about the desert by the sea ##

This refers to the people who live in Babylon as being a desert though God has not made it into a desert yet. This event will certainly happen. AT: "about the people who live in a land that soon will be a desert." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

## Like stormwinds from the Negev it comes passing through ##

Isaiah compares the army that will attack the people to a storm with strong winds. They will be quick and powerful. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])

## from a terrible land ##

The army is from a people that cause great fear.

## A distressing vision has been given to me ##

AT: "Yahweh showed me a troubling vision." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## the treacherous man deals treacherously ##

"those who deceive will deceive"

## and the destroyer destroys ##

"those who destroy will destroy"