Isaiah 47:9-11

American Standard Version

⁹but these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come upon thee, in the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments. ¹⁰For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness; thou hast said, None seeth me; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee, and thou hast said in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me. ¹¹Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know ^[a]the dawning thereof: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou knowest not.

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Isaiah 47:11 Or, how to charm it away

Isaiah 47:9-11

King James Version

⁹But 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.

¹⁰For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness: thou hast said, None seeth me. Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me.

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 47:9-11

New International Version

⁹Both of these will overtake you
    in a moment,^(A) on a single day:
    loss of children^(B) and widowhood.^(C)
They will come upon you in full measure,
    in spite of your many sorceries^(D)
    and all your potent spells.^(E)
¹⁰You have trusted^(F) in your wickedness
    and have said, ‘No one sees me.’^(G)
Your wisdom^(H) and knowledge mislead^(I) you
    when you say to yourself,
    ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
¹¹Disaster^(J) 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^(K) come upon you.

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Isaiah 47:9-11

New King James Version

⁹But these two things shall come to you
^(A)In a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.

¹⁰“For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one ^(B)sees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have ^[a]warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
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 ^[b]to put it off.
And ^(C)desolation shall come upon you ^(D)suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

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Isaiah 47:10 led you astray
Isaiah 47:11 Lit. to cover it or atone for it

Isaiah 47:9-11

English Standard Version

⁹^(A)These two things shall come to you
    in a moment, ^(B)in one day;
the loss of children and widowhood
    shall come upon you in full measure,
^(C)in spite of your many sorceries
    and the great power of your enchantments.

¹⁰You 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,
    ^(D)“I am, and there is no one besides me.”
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;
^(E)and ruin shall come upon you suddenly,
    of which you know nothing.