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Isaiah 47:9

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Both of these will overtake you

in a moment,g on a single day:

loss of childrenh and widowhood.i

They will come upon you in full measure,

in spite of your many sorceriesj

and all your potent spells.k

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Cross references

  1. g Ps 55:15; 73:19; 1Th 5:3; Rev 18:8–10
  2. h Isa 13:18
  3. iIsa 4:1; Jer 15:8; 18:21
  4. jver 12; Na 3:4; Mal 3:5
  5. kDt 18:10–11; Rev 9:21; 18:23

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

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.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

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.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

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.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.