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Isaiah 47:7

Judgment

5 Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

6 I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

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.

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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
You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
KJV
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.
WEB
You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results.
ASV
And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.
DARBY
and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.
BLB
And you said, ‘Forever will I be, queen!’ For you did not set these [things] upon [your] heart, and you did not consider its end.
ÅB
Og du sa: Til evig tid skal jeg være dronning, så du ikke la deg dette[^1] på hjerte og ikke tenkte på hva enden på det skulle bli.
OTB
Du sa, ‘Jeg vil være dronning for alltid,’ men du vurderte ikke disse tingene eller reflekterte over deres utfall.
B1930
Og du sa: Til evig tid skal jeg være dronning, så du ikke la dig dette på hjerte og ikke tenkte på hvad enden på det skulde bli. / < JES 47, 6.>

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Deuteronomy 32:29

    O that they were wise, that they understood this, that they would consider their latter end!

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  • Isaiah 47:5

    Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

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  • Jeremiah 5:31

    The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?

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  • Isaiah 46:8–9

    Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.

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  • Ezekiel 7:3–9

    Now is the end come upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways, and will recompense upon thee all thine abominations.

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  • Ezekiel 28:12–14

    Son of man, take up a lamentation upon the king of Tyrus, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.

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  • Daniel 5:18–23

    O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and honour:

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  • Daniel 4:29

    At the end of twelve months he walked in the palace of the kingdom of Babylon.

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