Isaiah 47:7

You said, ‘We will rule other nations forever; it is as though our city will be the queen of the world forever!’ But you did not think about the things that you were doing, or think about what would result.

Translation for Translators

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 the people whom I chose to belong to me, and I punished them. I allowed you people of Babylon to conquer them. But when you conquered them, you did not have mercy on them. You ◄oppressed/treated cruelly► [MET] even the old people.

8You people of Babylon who enjoy pleasure and sex, listen to this: You enjoy a luxurious life and you feel secure. You say, ‘We are like gods, and there are no others like us. Our women will never become widows, and our children will never be killed in wars.’

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29If you were wise, you would understand why you would be punished; you would have realized what was going to happen to you.

Isaiah 46:8You people of Judah, do not forget this; keep thinking about it, you sinful people!

Jeremiah 5:31Prophets speak only lies and priests rule by their own authority, and you people like that! But when you start to experience disasters, what will you do [RHQ]?”

Ezekiel 7:3You people of Israel, the end has come. I will punish you severely. I will judge you for all the wicked things that you have done, and pay you back for your disgusting behavior.

Ezekiel 28:12“You human, sing a sad/funeral song about the king of Tyre. Say to him, ‘This is what Yahweh the Lord says: “You thought that [IRO] you were completely perfect, extremely wise and handsome.

Daniel 4:29Twelve months later, one day he was walking on the flat roof of his 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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