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Isaiah 47:7-15

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7 You said, "I shall be 1mistress forever," so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.
8 Now therefore hear this, 2you lover of pleasures, 3who sit securely, who say in your heart, 4"I am, and there is no one besides me; 5I shall not sit as a widow or know the loss of children":
9 6These two things shall come to you in a moment, 7in one day; the loss of children and widowhood shall come upon you in full measure, 8in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your enchantments.
10 You felt secure in your wickedness, you said, "No one sees me"; your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, 9"I am, and there is no one besides me."
11 But evil shall come upon you, which you will not know how to charm away; disaster shall fall upon you, for which you will not be able to atone; 10and ruin shall come upon you suddenly, of which you know nothing.
12 11Stand fast in your enchantments and your many sorceries, with which you have labored from your youth; perhaps you may be able to succeed; perhaps you may inspire terror.
13 You are wearied with your many counsels; let them stand forth and save you, 12those who divide the heavens, who gaze at the stars, who at the new moons make known what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, 13they are like stubble; 14the fire consumes them; they cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame. No coal for warming oneself is this, no fire to sit before!
15 Such to you are those with whom you have labored, who have done business with you from your youth; they wander about, each in his own direction; there is no one to save you.
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Isaiah 47:7-15 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO ISAIAH 47

This chapter is a prophecy of the destruction of Babylon, and of the Chaldeans, and declares the causes of it. The mean, low, ignominious, and miserable condition Babylon and the Chaldeans should be brought into by the Lord, the Redeemer of his people, is described, Isa 47:1-5, the causes of it are their cruelty to the Jews, Isa 47:6, their pride, voluptuousness, and carnal security, Isa 47:7,8 their sorceries and enchantments, and trust in their own wisdom, Isa 47:9,10, wherefore their destruction should come suddenly upon them, and they should not be able to put it off, Isa 47:11, their magic art, and judiciary astrology, which they boasted of, by them they could neither foresee nor withstand their ruin, which would be of no avail unto them, Isa 47:12-14, nor their merchants either, Isa 47:15.

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 14

  • 1. [ver. 1]
  • 2. [See ver. 7 above]
  • 3. Zephaniah 2:15
  • 4. [Isaiah 45:6, 18; Jeremiah 50:29]
  • 5. Lamentations 1:1; [Revelation 18:7]
  • 6. [Isaiah 51:19]
  • 7. [Jeremiah 50:31]
  • 8. [ver. 12, 13; Nahum 3:4]
  • 9. [Isaiah 45:6, 18; Jeremiah 50:29]
  • 10. [Psalms 35:8; Jeremiah 51:41]
  • 11. [ver. 9]
  • 12. [Isaiah 44:25; Daniel 2:2, 10]
  • 13. Isaiah 41:2; Nahum 1:10; Malachi 4:1
  • 14. See Isaiah 10:17
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