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class="clickchap2" title="Lexicon"> Heb </a> </div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/isaiah/47.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />You said, &#8216I am forever— the eternal queen!&#8217 But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />You said, “I shall be mistress forever,” so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: <i>so</i> that thou didst not lay these <i>things</i> to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And you said, ‘I shall be a lady forever,’ <i>So</i> that you did not take these <i>things</i> to heart, Nor remember the latter end of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Yet you said, &#8216I will be a queen forever.&#8217 These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Yet you said, ‘I shall be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider, Nor remember the outcome of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not put on your heart Nor remember the outcome of them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“And you said, ‘I shall be a queen forevermore.’ You did not consider these things, Nor did you [seriously] remember the [ultimate] outcome of such conduct.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be the queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />You said, &#8216I will be the mistress forever.&#8217 You did not take these things to heart or think about their outcome.&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And thou saidst, I shall be mistress for ever; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You thought that you would be queen forever. You didn't care what you did; it never entered your mind that you might get caught. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />You said, "I will always be a queen." You didn't carefully consider these things or keep in mind how they would end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />You thought you would always be a queen, and did not take these things to heart or think how it all would end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />You said, 'I will always continue—Queen forever!' You didn't take these things into your thinking, nor did you think about their consequences. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />You said, ?I will be queen forever.? You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />You said, 'I will rule forever as permanent queen!' You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />You said, 'I shall be a mistress forever;' so that you did not lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the latter end of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />You said, ‘I will be a princess forever,’ so that you didn’t lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the results. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And you say, I am mistress for all time, "" While you have not laid these things to your heart, "" You have not remembered the latter end of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And thou sayest, 'To the age I am mistress,' While thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, Thou hast not remembered the latter end of it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And thou wilt say, I shall be mistress forever: till thou didst not set these upon thy heart, thou didst not remember its last part.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And thou hast said: I shall be a lady for ever: thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, neither hast thou remembered thy latter end. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And you have said: “I will be a noblewoman forever.” You have not set these things upon your heart, and you have not remembered your end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />You said, “I shall remain always, a sovereign mistress forever!” You did not take these things to heart, but disregarded their outcome. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />You said, “I shall be mistress forever,” so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And you said, I shall be a mighty one for ever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the end thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And you said: “Forever I shall be The Mighty One”, and you do not put these things to your heart, and you have not been mindful of the end<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And thou saidst: 'For ever shall I be mistress'; So that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, Neither didst remember the end thereof.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and saidst, I shall be a princess for ever: thou didst not perceive these things in thine heart, nor didst thou remember the latter end.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/47-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10525" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">The Fall of Babylon Predicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: wat·tō·mə·rî (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-2fs) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">You said,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: ’eh·yeh (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">‘I will be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1404.htm" title="1404: ḡə·ḇā·reṯ (N-fs) -- Lady, queen, mistress. Feminine of gbiyr; mistress.">queen</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.’</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: ‘aḏ (Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">You did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: śamt (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">take</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: ’êl·leh (Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">things to</a> <a href="/hebrew/3820.htm" title="3820: lib·bêḵ (N-msc:: 2fs) -- A form of lebab; the heart; also used very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the centre of anything.">heart</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles."></a> <a href="/hebrew/2142.htm" title="2142: zā·ḵart (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- Remember. A primitive root; properly, to mark, i.e. To remember; by implication, to mention; also to be male.">or consider</a> <a href="/hebrew/319.htm" title="319: ’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh (N-fsc:: 3fs) -- The after-part, end. From 'achar; the last or end, hence, the future; also posterity.">their outcome.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a></span><br />This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-13.htm">Isaiah 14:13-14</a></span><br />You said in your heart: “I will ascend to the heavens; I will raise my throne above the stars of God. I will sit on the mount of assembly, in the far reaches of the north. / I will ascend above the tops of the clouds; I will make myself like the Most High.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/5-22.htm">Daniel 5:22-23</a></span><br />But you his son, O Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. / Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. The vessels from His house were brought to you, and as you drank wine from them with your nobles, wives, and concubines, you praised your gods of silver and gold, bronze and iron, wood and stone, which cannot see or hear or understand. But you have failed to glorify the God who holds in His hand your very breath and all your ways.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2</a></span><br />“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a></span><br />Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-7.htm">Jeremiah 51:7</a></span><br />Babylon was a gold cup in the hand of the LORD, making the whole earth drunk. The nations drank her wine; therefore the nations have gone mad.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-19.htm">Nahum 3:19</a></span><br />There is no healing for your injury; your wound is severe. All who hear the news of you applaud your downfall, for who has not experienced your constant cruelty?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-18.htm">Revelation 17:18</a></span><br />And the woman you saw is the great city that rules over the kings of the earth.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6</a></span><br />you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended! / The LORD has broken the staff of the wicked, the scepter of the rulers. / It struck the peoples in anger with unceasing blows; it subdued the nations in rage with relentless persecution.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/28-17.htm">Ezekiel 28:17</a></span><br />Your heart grew proud of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom because of your splendor; so I cast you to the earth; I made you a spectacle before kings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-5.htm">Revelation 18:5</a></span><br />For her sins are piled up to heaven, and God has remembered her iniquities.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And you said, I shall be a lady for ever: so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.</p><p class="hdg">thou saidst</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5</a></b></br> Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/28-2.htm">Ezekiel 28:2,12-14</a></b></br> Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Because thine heart <i>is</i> lifted up, and thou hast said, I <i>am</i> a God, I sit <i>in</i> the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou <i>art</i> a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God: … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/29-3.htm">Ezekiel 29:3</a></b></br> Speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord GOD; Behold, I <i>am</i> against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great dragon that lieth in the midst of his rivers, which hath said, My river <i>is</i> mine own, and I have made <i>it</i> for myself.</p><p class="hdg">so that</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Isaiah 46:8,9</a></b></br> Remember this, and shew yourselves men: bring <i>it</i> again to mind, O ye transgressors… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/32-29.htm">Deuteronomy 32:29</a></b></br> O that they were wise, <i>that</i> they understood this, <i>that</i> they would consider their latter end!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/5-31.htm">Jeremiah 5:31</a></b></br> The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love <i>to have it</i> so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/46-4.htm">Age</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-25.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/isaiah/32-8.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-10.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-17.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-8.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-12.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/42-15.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-8.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Mistress</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-22.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-20.htm">Reflect</a> <a href="/isaiah/46-9.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/isaiah/23-16.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/isaiah/44-26.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/isaiah/51-8.htm">Age</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-18.htm">Attention</a> <a href="/isaiah/52-15.htm">Consider</a> <a href="/jeremiah/3-5.htm">Continue</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-19.htm">End</a> <a href="/isaiah/55-3.htm">Eternal</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-6.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Heart</a> <a href="/isaiah/48-13.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-16.htm">Lay</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm">Mind</a> <a href="/jeremiah/13-18.htm">Mistress</a> <a href="/daniel/11-29.htm">Outcome</a> <a href="/jeremiah/7-18.htm">Queen</a> <a href="/john/11-50.htm">Reflect</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-4.htm">Remember</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-11.htm">Remembered</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Thereof</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">God's judgment upon Babylon and Chaldea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">For their unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">And over-boldness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Shall be irresistible</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Babylon was a dominant empire known for its wealth and power, often seen as invincible. The city of Babylon was renowned for its impressive architecture, including the Hanging Gardens, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. This statement of perpetual queenship indicates a belief in unending dominance and security, a common sentiment among powerful nations. In biblical context, this mirrors the pride that leads to downfall, as seen in <a href="/proverbs/16-18.htm">Proverbs 16:18</a>, "Pride goes before destruction, a haughty spirit before a fall." Theologically, it serves as a warning against self-reliance and the illusion of eternal earthly power, contrasting with the eternal kingdom of God.<p><b>You did not take these things to heart</b><br>This phrase suggests a willful ignorance or denial of impending judgment. Babylon, despite warnings from prophets like Isaiah, failed to heed the signs of its eventual downfall. In the broader biblical narrative, this reflects a recurring theme where nations and individuals ignore divine warnings, leading to their ruin. The phrase "take to heart" implies a deep, reflective consideration that leads to repentance and change, which Babylon neglected. This can be connected to the call for repentance seen throughout scripture, such as in <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a>, where God urges His people to "repent and turn from all your offenses."<p><b>or consider their outcome.</b><br>This part of the verse highlights a lack of foresight and understanding of consequences. Babylon's failure to consider the outcome of its actions is a cautionary tale about the importance of wisdom and discernment. In a historical context, Babylon's eventual fall to the Medes and Persians in 539 BC serves as a fulfillment of this prophecy, demonstrating the accuracy of divine judgment. Theologically, this underscores the biblical principle that actions have consequences, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." It also serves as a reminder of the ultimate accountability before God, who sees beyond human pride and presumption.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The city and empire symbolized as a proud queen, representing human arrogance and self-sufficiency.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message of judgment against Babylon.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The sovereign Lord who judges nations and holds them accountable for their pride and actions.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_pride.htm">The Danger of Pride</a></b><br>Pride leads to a false sense of security and invincibility. Babylon's claim of eternal queenship reflects a heart that has turned away from acknowledging God's sovereignty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_reflection.htm">The Importance of Reflection</a></b><br>The verse highlights the failure to "take these things to heart." Believers are called to reflect on their actions and consider their spiritual consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>No nation or individual is beyond God's reach. His justice will prevail, and His plans will be fulfilled despite human arrogance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_humility.htm">The Call to Humility</a></b><br>Christians are encouraged to live humbly, recognizing that all power and authority belong to God alone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/e/eternal_perspective.htm">Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>Earthly power and status are temporary. Believers should focus on eternal values and align their lives with God's purposes.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_babylon_believed_in_eternal_rule.htm">Isaiah 47:7 – Is there any archaeological evidence showing Babylon truly believed it would remain a dominant power “forever” contrary to other nations’ documentation? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/psalm_85__how_to_reconcile_hope_with_exile.htm">Psalm 85 - How can we harmonize this psalm's hope for national revival with other biblical texts that emphasize permanent punishment or exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_can_david_mourn_and_curse_foes.htm">Psalm 35:13-14 - How can David both mourn for his foes and call down curses on them without contradiction?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_god_value_the_lost_and_found.htm">How does God value the lost and found?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">Thou saidst . . .</span>--The boastful confidence of Babylon in her own perpetuity blinded her, as it had long blinded other nations, to "these things," <span class= "ital">scil, </span>the Divine law that pride and cruelty bring their own Nemesis.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever</span>. The idea of "continuance" is one of the primary instincts of human nature. Hence we regard it as certain that the sun will rise on the morrow. We expect things to "continue in one stay," and "to-morrow to be as to-day," if not even "more abundant." Babylon was not much more arrogant than other nations when she assumed that silo would be "a lady for ever." And she had more excuse than almost any other nation. Her capital was one of the most ancient cities, if not the most ancient city in the world (<a href="/genesis/10-10.htm">Genesis 10:10</a> ). Though not unconquered (see the comment on ver. 1), she had yet for two millennia or more maintained a prominent position among the chief peoples of the earth, and had finally risen to a prouder eminence than any that she had previously occupied. Still, she ought to have remembered that "all things come to an end," and to have so comported herself in the time of her prosperity as not to have provoked God to anger. <span class="cmt_word">So that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart</span>. "These things" must refer to the calamities about to fall upon Babylon, of which she may have heard before the end came - since they had been prophesied so long previously - but which she did not take to heart. <span class="cmt_word">The latter end of it</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "the probable issue of her pride and cruelty" (Kay). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/47-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">You said,</span><br /><span class="heb">וַתֹּ֣אמְרִ֔י</span> <span class="translit">(wat·tō·mə·rî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘I will be</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶהְיֶ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(’eh·yeh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">queen</span><br /><span class="heb">גְבָ֑רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ḡə·ḇā·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1404.htm">Strong's 1404: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lady, queen, mistress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">forever.’</span><br /><span class="heb">לְעוֹלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(lə·‘ō·w·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> </span><span class="str2">Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always</span><br /><br /><span class="word">You did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">take</span><br /><span class="heb">שַׂ֥מְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(śamt)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> </span><span class="str2">Put -- to put, place, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">these</span><br /><span class="heb">אֵ֙לֶּה֙</span> <span class="translit">(’êl·leh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> </span><span class="str2">These, those</span><br /><br /><span class="word">things to</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">heart</span><br /><span class="heb">לִבֵּ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(lib·bêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3820.htm">Strong's 3820: </a> </span><span class="str2">The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre</span><br /><br /><span class="word">or consider</span><br /><span class="heb">זָכַ֖רְתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(zā·ḵart)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2142.htm">Strong's 2142: </a> </span><span class="str2">To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male</span><br /><br /><span class="word">their outcome.</span><br /><span class="heb">אַחֲרִיתָֽהּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(’a·ḥă·rî·ṯāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_319.htm">Strong's 319: </a> </span><span class="str2">The last, end, the future, posterity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 47:7 You said I shall be mistress forever (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 47:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>