Isaiah 47:7-9
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
7 You said, “I shall remain always,
a sovereign mistress forever!”
You did not take these things to heart,
but disregarded their outcome.(A)
8 Now hear this, voluptuous one,
enthroned securely,
Saying in your heart,
“I, and no one else![a]
I shall never be a widow,
bereft of my children”—(B)
9 Both these things shall come to you
suddenly, in a single day:
Complete bereavement and widowhood
shall come upon you
Despite your many sorceries
and the full power of your spells;[b]
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