Isaiah 47:10-12

International Standard Version

Self-Deception of the Babylonians

¹⁰“You trusted in your own knowledge.^[a]
    You said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge have misled you.
    You said in your heart,
        ‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me.’

¹¹“But disaster will come^[b] upon you,
    and^[c] you will not know how to charm it away.
A calamity will befall you
    that you will not be able to^[d] ward off;
and devastation will come upon you suddenly,
    and^[e] you won’t anticipate it.

¹²“But^[f] stand up now with your spells
and your many incantations,
at which you have labored from your childhood until today,^[g]

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Isaiah 47:10 So 1QIsa^a; MT LXX read evil
Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsa^a (feminine); MT (masculine [incorrectly])
Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsa^a LXX; MT lacks and
Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsa^a; MT lacks to
Isaiah 47:11 So 1QIsa^a LXX; MT lacks and
Isaiah 47:12 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT LXX lack But
Isaiah 47:12 So 1QIsa^a; 1QIsa^b MT read childhood. Perhaps you can gain some profit; perhaps you may inspire fear. LXX reads if you can gain some profit.

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Isaiah 47:10-12 International Standard Version

Self-Deception of the Babylonians

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Isaiah 47:10-12

International Standard Version