Isaiah 47:7-9

EasyEnglish Bible

⁷ You boasted,
    “I will rule other nations as queen for ever!”
But you did not think about what you were doing.
    You did not think about what would happen in the end.
⁸ So listen to me, Babylon!
You love to enjoy expensive things.
    You think that you are strong and safe.
You say to yourself, “Here I am!
    There is nobody as good as I am.
I will never be alone as a widow.
    I will never lose my children.”
⁹ But both of those things will happen to you!
    They will happen suddenly, in only one day.
You will lose your children
    and you will become a widow.
All these troubles will come to hurt you.
You can use all your powerful magic
    but you will not stop this trouble!