Isaiah 47:5–11

5 “Daughter Chaldea,

sit in silencef and go into darkness.

For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.

6 I was angry with my people;

I profaned my possession,

and I handed them over to you.

You showed them no mercy;

you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

7 You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’

You did not take these things to heart

or think about their outcome.

8 “So now hear this, lover of luxury,

who sits securely,g

who says to herself,

‘I am, and there is no one else.

I will never be a widow

or know the loss of children.’h

9 These two things will happen to you

suddenly, in one day:

loss of children and widowhood.

They will happen to you in their entirety,

in spite of your many sorceriesi

and the potency of your spells.

10 You were secure in your wickedness;

you said, ‘No one sees me.’j

Your wisdom and knowledge

led you astray.

You said to yourself,

‘I am, and there is no one else.’

11 But disaster will happen to you;

you will not know how to avert it.

And it will fall on you,

but you will be unable to ward it off.A

Devastation will happen to you suddenly

and unexpectedly.k