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Isaiah 47:7-15
New American Standard Bible
Isaiah 47:7-15
New American Standard Bible
7 Yet you said, ‘I will be a (A)queen forever.’
These things you did not (B)consider
Nor remember the (C)outcome of [a]them.
8 “Now, then, hear this, you (D)luxuriant one,
Who (E)lives securely,
Who says in her heart,
‘(F)I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will (G)not sit as a widow,
Nor know the loss of children.’
9 But these (H)two things will come on you (I)suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many (J)sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.
10 You felt (K)secure in your wickedness and said,
‘(L)No one sees me,’
Your (M)wisdom and your knowledge, [b]they have led you astray;
For you have said in your heart,
‘(N)I am, and there is no one besides me.’
11 But (O)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 (P)destruction about which you do not know
Will come on you (Q)suddenly.
12 “Persist now in your (R)spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to benefit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.
13 You are (S)wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the (T)astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and (U)save you from what will come upon you.
14 Behold, they have become (V)like stubble,
(W)Fire burns them;
They cannot save themselves from the power of the flame;
There will be (X)no coal to warm by
Nor a fire to sit before!
15 So have those become to you with whom you have labored,
Those who have (Y)done business with you from your youth;
Each has wandered in his own [c]way;
There is (Z)no one to save you.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 47:7 Lit it
- Isaiah 47:10 Lit it has
- Isaiah 47:15 Lit side, region
Isaiah 47:7-15
New International Version
Isaiah 47:7-15
New International Version
7 You said, ‘I am forever(A)—
the eternal queen!’(B)
But you did not consider these things
or reflect(C) on what might happen.(D)
8 “Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure,
lounging in your security(E)
and saying to yourself,
‘I am, and there is none besides me.(F)
I will never be a widow(G)
or suffer the loss of children.’
9 Both of these will overtake you
in a moment,(H) on a single day:
loss of children(I) and widowhood.(J)
They will come upon you in full measure,
in spite of your many sorceries(K)
and all your potent spells.(L)
10 You have trusted(M) in your wickedness
and have said, ‘No one sees me.’(N)
Your wisdom(O) and knowledge mislead(P) you
when you say to yourself,
‘I am, and there is none besides me.’
11 Disaster(Q) 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(R) come upon you.
12 “Keep on, then, with your magic spells
and with your many sorceries,(S)
which you have labored at since childhood.
Perhaps you will succeed,
perhaps you will cause terror.
13 All the counsel you have received has only worn you out!(T)
Let your astrologers(U) come forward,
those stargazers who make predictions month by month,
let them save(V) you from what is coming upon you.
14 Surely they are like stubble;(W)
the fire(X) will burn them up.
They cannot even save themselves
from the power of the flame.(Y)
These are not coals for warmth;
this is not a fire to sit by.
15 That is all they are to you—
these you have dealt with
and labored(Z) with since childhood.
All of them go on in their error;
there is not one that can save(AA) you.
Isaiah 47:7-15
King James Version
Isaiah 47:7-15
King James Version
7 And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.
8 Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
9 But 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.
10 For 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.
11 Therefore 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.
12 Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
13 Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels. Let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from these things that shall come upon thee.
14 Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame: there shall not be a coal to warm at, nor fire to sit before it.
15 Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
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Zephaniah 2:15
New American Standard Bible
Zephaniah 2:15
New American Standard Bible
15 This is the (A)presumptuous city
That (B)dwells securely,
Who says in her heart,
“(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.”
How she has become a (D)desolation,
A resting place for animals!
(E)Everyone who passes by her will [a]hiss
And wave his hand in contempt.
Footnotes
- Zephaniah 2:15 Or whistle
Zephaniah 2:15
King James Version
Zephaniah 2:15
King James Version
15 This is the rejoicing city that dwelt carelessly, that said in her heart, I am, and there is none beside me: how is she become a desolation, a place for beasts to lie down in! every one that passeth by her shall hiss, and wag his hand.
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