Isaiah 47:2-11

New International Version

⁴ Our Redeemer^(I)—the Lord Almighty^(J) is his name^(K)—
    is the Holy One^(L) of Israel.

⁵ “Sit in silence,^(M) go into darkness,^(N)
    queen city of the Babylonians;^(O)
no more will you be called
    queen^(P) of kingdoms.^(Q)
6 I was angry^(R) with my people
    and desecrated my inheritance;^(S)
I gave them into your hand,^(T)
    and you showed them no mercy.^(U)
Even on the aged
    you laid a very heavy yoke.
⁷ You said, ‘I am forever^(V)—
    the eternal queen!’^(W)
But you did not consider these things
    or reflect^(X) on what might happen.^(Y)

⁸ “Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
    lounging in your security^(Z)
and saying to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.^(AA)
I will never be a widow^(AB)
    or suffer the loss of children.’
⁹ Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,^(AC) on a single day:
    loss of children^(AD) and widowhood.^(AE)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries^(AF)
    and all your potent spells.^(AG)
10 You have trusted^(AH) in your wickedness
    and have said, ‘No one sees me.’^(AI)
Your wisdom^(AJ) and knowledge mislead^(AK) you
    when you say to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
¹¹ Disaster^(AL) 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^(AM) come upon you.