Isaiah 47:6-8

EasyEnglish Bible

⁶ I was angry with my own people.
They belonged to me as my special people,
    but I punished them like ordinary people.
I gave you the power to hurt them,
    and you were not kind to them.
You were very cruel to old people.
⁷ You boasted,
    “I will rule other nations as queen for ever!”
But you did not think about what you were doing.
    You did not think about what would happen in the end.
⁸ So listen to me, Babylon!
You love to enjoy expensive things.
    You think that you are strong and safe.
You say to yourself, “Here I am!
    There is nobody as good as I am.
I will never be alone as a widow.
    I will never lose my children.”