Isaiah 47:8

“Now therefore sh'ma ·hear obey· this, you who are given to pleasures, 2 who sit securely, 1 who say in your heart, 2 ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me. 1 I shall not sit as a widow, 2 neither shall I know the loss of children.’ 1

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In The King James Version

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:

In Context

7You said, ‘I will be a princess forever;’ 2 so that you did not lay these things to your heart, 2 nor did you remember the results. 1

9But these two things shall come to you in a moment in one day, 2 the loss of children + 47:9. (7-9) Quoted in Rev 18:7-8and widowhood. 1 They will come on you in their full measure, 2 in the multitude of your sorceries, 2 and the great abundance of your enchantments. 1

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Cross References

Psalms 10:5His ways are prosperous at all times. 2 He is haughty, and your judgments are far from his sight. 1 As for all his adversaries, he sneers at them. 2

Isaiah 22:12In that day, 'Adonay Adonai Tzva'ot [Lord Yahweh Commander of heaven’s armies], called to weeping, and to mourning, and to baldness, and to dressing in sackcloth:

Isaiah 45:6that they may know from the rising of the sun, 2 and from the west, 1 that there is no one besides me. 2 I am Yahweh [He sustains breathing], and there is no one else. 1

Isaiah 47:10For you have trusted in your wickedness. 2 You have said, ‘No one sees me.’ 1 Your wisdom and your knowledge has perverted you. 2 You have said in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’ 1

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:8-15

Babylon Threatened. ( b. c. 708.) 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… Read the whole commentary →

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