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Isaiah 47:7–9

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47:7You said,

‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’10

You did not think about these things;11

you did not consider how it would turn out.12

47:8So now, listen to this,

O one who lives so lavishly,13

who lives securely,

who says to herself,14

‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!15

I will never have to live as a widow;

I will never lose my children.’16

47:9Both of these will come upon you

suddenly, in one day!

You will lose your children and be widowed.17

You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies,18

despite19 your many incantations

and your numerous amulets.20

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Footnotes

  1. 10 Heb “Forever I [will be] permanent queen”; “the eternal queen”; “queen forever.”
  2. 11 Heb “you did not set these things upon your heart [or “mind”].”
  3. 12 Heb “you did not remember its outcome”; “you disregarded their outcome.”
  4. 13 Or perhaps, “voluptuous one” (); “you sensual one”; “You are a pleasure-crazy kingdom.”
  5. 14 Heb “the one who says in her heart.”
  6. 15 Heb “I [am], and besides me there is no other.” See Zeph 2:15.
  7. 16 Heb “I will not live [as] a widow, and I will not know loss of children.”
  8. 17 Heb “loss of children and widowhood.” In the Hebrew text the phrase is in apposition to “both of these” in line 1.
  9. 18 Heb “according to their fullness, they will come upon you.”
  10. 19 For other examples of the preposition bet (בְּ) having the sense of “although, despite,” see 90 III.7.
  11. 20 Reference is made to incantations and amulets, both of which were important in Mesopotamian religion. They were used to ward off danger and demons.

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In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

You said, “I shall be mistress forever,”

so that you did not lay these things to heart

or remember their end.

Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures,

who sit securely,

who say in your heart,

“I am, and there is no one besides me;

I shall not sit as a widow

or know the loss of children”:

These two things shall come to you

in a moment, in one day;

the loss of children and widowhood

shall come upon you in full measure,

in spite of your many sorceries

and the great power of your enchantments.

Copyright 2001 Crossway Bibles

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You said, ‘I am forever—

the eternal queen!’

But you did not consider these things

or reflect on what might happen.

“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,

lounging in your security

and saying to yourself,

‘I am, and there is none besides me.

I will never be a widow

or suffer the loss of children.’

Both of these will overtake you

in a moment, on a single day:

loss of children and widowhood.

They will come upon you in full measure,

in spite of your many sorceries

and all your potent spells.

Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 Biblica, Inc.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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

You did not take these things to heart

or think about their outcome.

“So now hear this, lover of luxury,

who sits securely,

who says to herself,

‘I am, and there is no one else.

I will never be a widow

or know the loss of children.’

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 sorceries

and the potency of your spells.

Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers

NLTNew Living Translation

You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’

You did not reflect on your actions

or think about their consequences.

“Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom,

living at ease and feeling secure.

You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.

I will never be a widow or lose my children.’

Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment:

widowhood and the loss of your children.

Yes, these calamities will come upon you,

despite all your witchcraft and magic.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And you said, “I shall be an eternal mistress forever!”

You did not set these things upon your heart;

you did not remember its end.

Therefore now hear this, luxuriant one who sits in security,

who says in her heart, “I am, and besides me there is no one.

I shall not sit as a widow,

and I shall not know the loss of children.”

And these two shall come to you in a moment, in one day:

the loss of children and widowhood shall come on you completely,

in spite of your many sorceries,

in spite of the power of your great enchantments.

Copyright 2012 Lexham Press

KJV 1900King James Version

And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever:

So that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart,

Neither didst remember the latter end of it.

Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly,

That sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me;

I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:

But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day,

The loss of children, and widowhood:

They shall come upon thee in their perfection

For the multitude of thy sorceries, and for the great abundance of thine enchantments.

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