Isaiah 47:7

You said, “I will rule forever as sovereign queen.” 1 You did not take these things to heart, nor did you consider how they would turn out. 1

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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; I defiled my heritage 1 and gave them over into your hand, but you showed them no mercy; 1 you placed a very heavy yoke on the old people. 1

8So now hear this, you who love pleasure and sit securely; 1 you who say in your heart, “I exist, and there is no one else like me; 1 I will never sit as a widow, nor will I ever experience loss of children.” 1

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 32:29Oh, that they were wise, that they understood this, 1 that they would consider their coming fate! 1

Isaiah 46:8Think about these things; never ignore them, you rebels! 1

Jeremiah 5:31The prophets prophesy with deceit, and the priests rule with their own power. 1 My people love it this way, but what will happen in the end?'”

Ezekiel 7:3Now the end is upon you, for I am sending out my wrath on you, and I will judge you according to your ways; 1 then I will bring all your abominations upon you. 1

Ezekiel 28:12“Son of man, lift up a lament for the king of Tyre and say to him, 'The Lord Yahweh says this: You were the model of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

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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