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Isaiah 47:8

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8“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,

lounging in your securityx

and saying to yourself,

‘I am, and there is none besides me.y

I will never be a widowz

or suffer the loss of children.’

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Cross references

  1. xSee Isa 32:9
  2. ySee Isa 45:6
  3. zIsa 49:21; 54:4; La 1:1; Rev 18:7

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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”:

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“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.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“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.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.”

KJV 1900King James Version

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: