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
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Isaiah 47:8-11
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
8 Now therefore hear this, you lover of pleasures,
who sit securely,
who say in your heart,
“I am, and there is no one besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow
or know the loss of children”—(A)
9 both these things shall come upon you
in a moment, in one day:
the loss of children and widowhood
shall come upon you in full measure,
in spite of your many sorceries
and the great power of your enchantments.(B)
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,
“I am, and there is no one besides me.”(C)
11 But evil shall come upon you,
which you cannot charm away;
disaster shall fall upon you,
which you will not be able to ward off,
and ruin shall come on you suddenly,
of which you know nothing.(D)
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