Isaiah 47:7

You said, “I will reign forever as the eternal queen.” But you didn't think about what was coming; you didn't remember what would happen to you in the end.

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In The King James Version

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.

In Context

6I was angry with my people, and I abandoned those who belonged to me. I handed them over to you. But you didn't show them mercy—you even mistreated old people.

8Now listen to this, you sensual woman, sitting there so sure of yourself, saying to yourself, “I am supreme —there's nobody besides me. I shall never be a widow or experience the loss of my children.”

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29How I wish they were wise, so they could understand it; they would recognize what was going to happen to them.

Isaiah 46:8Remember this, and act like men! Think about it, you rebels!

Jeremiah 5:31The prophets give false prophecies; the priests rule as they please. My people love it like this, but what will you do when it all falls apart?

Ezekiel 7:3Now is the end for you! I'm going to direct my anger against you. I'm judging you for your actions and will pay you back for the offensive things you've done.

Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, sing a funeral song for the king of Tyre and tell him this is what the Lord God says: Once you were complete and perfect, full of wisdom and flawless in beauty.

Daniel 4:29Twelve months later he was walking on the roof of the royal palace in Babylon.

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:2-7

Babylon Threatened. ( b. c. 708.) 1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 4 As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the… Read the whole commentary →

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