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Isaiah 47:15

Judgment

13 You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you— your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.

14 Surely they are like stubble; the fire will burn them up. They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. There will be no coals to warm them or fire to sit beside.

This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
This is what they are to you— those with whom you have labored and traded from youth— each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
KJV
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.
WEB
The things that you labored in will be like this: those who have trafficked with you from your youth will each wander in his own way. There will be no one to save you.
ASV
Thus shall the things be unto thee wherein thou hast labored: they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
DARBY
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, they that trafficked with thee from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his own quarter; there is none to save thee.
BLB
Thus they have become to you—those [with] whom you have labored and traded from youth! Each man in his direction, they go astray; none can save you.
ÅB
Slik går det for deg med dem som du har strevet for; de som drev handel med deg fra din ungdom av, de farer hit og dit, hver til sin kant; det er ingen som frelser deg.
[^1]: JES 47, 6.
OTB
Dette er hva de har blitt for deg, de som du har arbeidet med, de som har hatt med deg å gjøre fra din ungdom; hver vandrer i sin egen retning; det er ingen som kan redde deg.
B1930
Således går det for dig med dem som du har strevet for; de som drev handel med dig fra din ungdom av, de farer hit og dit, hver til sin kant; det er ingen som frelser dig.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Revelation 18:11–19

    And the merchants of the earth will weep and mourn over her, because there is no one left to buy their cargo—

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  • Ezekiel 27:12–25

    Tarshish was your merchant because of your great wealth of goods; they exchanged silver, iron, tin, and lead for your wares.

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  • Jeremiah 51:6–9

    Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.

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  • Isaiah 56:11

    Like ravenous dogs, they are never satisfied. They are shepherds with no discernment; they all turn to their own way, each one seeking his own gain:

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