Isaiah 47:8-11
New American Standard Bible
8 “Now, then, hear this, you (A)luxuriant one,
Who (B)lives securely,
Who says in her heart,
‘(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will (D)not sit as a widow,
Nor know the loss of children.’
9 But these (E)two things will come on you (F)suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many (G)sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.
10 You felt (H)secure in your wickedness and said,
‘(I)No one sees me,’
Your (J)wisdom and your knowledge, [a]they have led you astray;
For you have said in your heart,
‘(K)I am, and there is no one besides me.’
11 But (L)evil will come on you
Which you will not know how to charm away;
And disaster will fall on you
For which you cannot atone;
And (M)destruction about which you do not know
Will come on you (N)suddenly.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:10 Lit it has
Isaiah 47:8-11
Common English Bible
8 So listen to this,
luxuriant one who sits secure,
who says in her heart, I’m utterly unique;
I’ll never sit as a widow;
I’ll never know childlessness:
9 Both of these will happen to you at once, on a single day:
childlessness and widowhood
will envelop you in full measure,
despite your many sorceries,
despite your very powerful spells.
10 You felt secure in your evil;
you said, “No one sees me.”
Your wisdom and knowledge spun you around.
You thought to yourself, I and no one else.
11 Now evil will come against you,
something you won’t anticipate.
A curse will fall upon you,
something you won’t be able to dispel.
Destruction will come upon you suddenly,
something you won’t foresee.
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