“Now, then, hear this, you (A)sensual one,
Who (B)dwells securely,
Who says in [a]your heart,
(C)I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will (D)not sit as a widow,
Nor know loss of children.’
“But these (E)two things will come on you (F)suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many (G)sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.
10 “You felt (H)secure in your wickedness and said,
(I)No one sees me,’
Your (J)wisdom and your knowledge, [b]they have deluded you;
For you have said in your heart,
(K)I am, and there is no one besides me.’

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Footnotes

  1. Isaiah 47:8 Lit her
  2. Isaiah 47:10 Lit it has