Isaiah 47:11

King James Version

¹¹Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.

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Isaiah 47:11

New King James Version

¹¹Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able ^[a]to put it off.
And ^(A)desolation shall come upon you ^(B)suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

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Footnotes

Isaiah 47:11 Lit. to cover it or atone for it

Isaiah 47:11

English Standard Version

¹¹But evil shall come upon you,
    which you will not know how to charm away;
disaster shall fall upon you,
    for which you will not be able to atone;
^(A)and ruin shall come upon you suddenly,
    of which you know nothing.

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Isaiah 47:11

New International Version

¹¹Disaster^(A) will come upon you,
    and you will not know how to conjure it away.
A calamity will fall upon you
    that you cannot ward off with a ransom;
a catastrophe you cannot foresee
    will suddenly^(B) come upon you.