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Isaiah 46:8-47:7
New International Version
Isaiah 46:8-47:7
New International Version
8 “Remember(A) this, keep it in mind,
take it to heart, you rebels.(B)
9 Remember the former things,(C) those of long ago;(D)
I am God, and there is no other;
I am God, and there is none like me.(E)
10 I make known the end from the beginning,(F)
from ancient times,(G) what is still to come.(H)
I say, ‘My purpose will stand,(I)
and I will do all that I please.’
11 From the east I summon(J) a bird of prey;(K)
from a far-off land, a man to fulfill my purpose.
What I have said, that I will bring about;
what I have planned,(L) that I will do.(M)
12 Listen(N) to me, you stubborn-hearted,(O)
you who are now far from my righteousness.(P)
13 I am bringing my righteousness(Q) near,
it is not far away;
and my salvation(R) will not be delayed.
I will grant salvation to Zion,(S)
my splendor(T) to Israel.
The Fall of Babylon
47 “Go down, sit in the dust,(U)
Virgin Daughter(V) Babylon;
sit on the ground without a throne,
queen city of the Babylonians.[a](W)
No more will you be called
tender or delicate.(X)
2 Take millstones(Y) and grind(Z) flour;
take off your veil.(AA)
Lift up your skirts,(AB) bare your legs,
and wade through the streams.
3 Your nakedness(AC) will be exposed
and your shame(AD) uncovered.
I will take vengeance;(AE)
I will spare no one.(AF)”
5 “Sit in silence,(AK) go into darkness,(AL)
queen city of the Babylonians;(AM)
no more will you be called
queen(AN) of kingdoms.(AO)
6 I was angry(AP) with my people
and desecrated my inheritance;(AQ)
I gave them into your hand,(AR)
and you showed them no mercy.(AS)
Even on the aged
you laid a very heavy yoke.
7 You said, ‘I am forever(AT)—
the eternal queen!’(AU)
But you did not consider these things
or reflect(AV) on what might happen.(AW)
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:1 Or Chaldeans; also in verse 5
Isaiah 46:8-47:7
King James Version
Isaiah 46:8-47:7
King James Version
8 Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
9 Remember the former things of old: for I am God, and there is none else; I am God, and there is none like me,
10 Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times the things that are not yet done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
11 Calling a ravenous bird from the east, the man that executeth my counsel from a far country: yea, I have spoken it, I will also bring it to pass; I have purposed it, I will also do it.
12 Hearken unto me, ye stouthearted, that are far from righteousness:
13 I bring near my righteousness; it shall not be far off, and my salvation shall not tarry: and I will place salvation in Zion for Israel my glory.
47 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
4 As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
7 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.
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