Isaiah 47:2-11

English Standard Version

^5 (D)Sit in silence, and go into darkness,
    O daughter of ^(E)the Chaldeans;
for you shall no more be called
    ^(F)the mistress of kingdoms.
^6 (G)I was angry with my people;
    I profaned my heritage;
I gave them into your hand;
    ^(H)you showed them no mercy;
on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy.
⁷ You said, “I shall be ^(I)mistress forever,”
    so that you did not lay these things to heart
    or remember their end.

⁸ Now therefore hear this, ^(J)you lover of pleasures,
    ^(K)who sit securely,
who say in your heart,
    ^(L)“I am, and there is no one besides me;
^(M)I shall not sit as a widow
    or know the loss of children”:
^9 (N)These two things shall come to you
    in a moment, ^(O)in one day;
the loss of children and widowhood
    shall come upon you in full measure,
^(P)in spite of your many sorceries
    and the great power of your enchantments.

¹⁰ You felt secure in your wickedness;
    you said, “No one sees me”;
your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray,
and you said in your heart,
    ^(Q)“I am, and there is no one besides me.”
¹¹ But 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;
^(R)and ruin shall come upon you suddenly,
    of which you know nothing.