Isaiah 47:8-11
New Living Translation
8 “Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom,
living at ease and feeling secure.
You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.
I will never be a widow or lose my children.’
9 Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment:
widowhood and the loss of your children.
Yes, these calamities will come upon you,
despite all your witchcraft and magic.
10 “You felt secure in your wickedness.
‘No one sees me,’ you said.
But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray,
and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’
11 So disaster will overtake you,
and you won’t be able to charm it away.
Calamity will fall upon you,
and you won’t be able to buy your way out.
A catastrophe will strike you suddenly,
one for which you are not prepared.
Isaiah 47:8-11
International Standard Version
8 “Now hear this, you wanton creature,
lounging with no cares,
and saying to herself:
‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me;
I won’t live as a widow,
nor will I see[a] the loss of children.’
9 Both of these things will overtake you
suddenly on a single day:
loss of children and widowhood.
They will come upon you in full measure,
despite the multitude of your incantations
and the great power of your spells.”
Self-Deception of the Babylonians
10 “You trusted in your own knowledge.[b]
You said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge have misled you.
You said in your heart,
‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me.’
11 “But disaster will come[c] upon you,
and[d] you will not know how to charm it away.
A calamity will befall you
that you will not be able to[e] ward off;
and devastation will come upon you suddenly,
and[f] you won’t anticipate it.
Notas al pie
- Isaiah 47:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read know
- Isaiah 47:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read evil
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa (feminine); MT (masculine [incorrectly])
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks to
- Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and
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