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Perhaps you will succeed, perhaps you will cause terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />“Now use your magical charms! Use the spells you have worked at all these years! Maybe they will do you some good. Maybe they can make someone afraid of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Stand now with your enchantments And the multitude of your sorceries, In which you have labored from your youth— Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you will prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Persist now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to benefit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Stand fast now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Stand <i>fast</i> now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit, Perhaps you may cause trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Stand <i>fast</i> now in your spells And in your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit; Perhaps you may cause trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Persist, then, [Babylon] in your enchantments And your many sorceries With which you have labored from your youth; Perhaps you will be able to profit [from them], Perhaps you may prevail <i>and</i> cause trembling.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So take your stand with your spells and your many sorceries, which you have wearied yourself with from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />So take your stand with your spells and your many sorceries, which you have wearied yourself with from your youth. Perhaps you will be able to succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast labored from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Keep using your magic powers and your charms as you have always done. Maybe--just maybe--you will frighten somebody! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Keep practicing your spells and your evil magic. You have practiced them ever since you were young. You may succeed. You may cause terror.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Keep all your magic spells and charms; you have used them since you were young. Perhaps they will be of some help to you; perhaps you can frighten your enemies. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"But stand up now with your spells and your many incantations, at which you have labored from your childhood until today, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />So take your stand with your spells and with your many sorceries, with which you have wearied yourself from your youth. Perhaps you will succeed; perhaps you will inspire terror!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Persist in trusting your amulets and your many incantations, which you have faithfully recited since your youth! Maybe you will be successful--maybe you will scare away disaster. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Stand now with thy enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, in which thou hast labored from thy youth; if thou shalt be able to profit, if thou mayest prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Stand now with your enchantments and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth, as if you might profit, as if you might prevail. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Now stand in your charms, "" And in the multitude of your sorceries, "" In which you have labored from your youth, "" It may be you are able to profit, "" It may be you terrify!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Stand, I pray thee, in thy charms, And in the multitude of thy sorceries, In which thou hast laboured from thy youth, It may be thou art able to profit, It may be thou dost terrify!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries in which thou didst labor from thy youth; perhaps thou wilt be able to be of use, perhaps thou wilt cause fear.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Stand now with thy enchanters, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, in which thou hast laboured from thy youth, if so be it may profit thee any thing, or if thou mayst become stronger. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Stand with your incantations, and with the multitude of your sorceries, in which you have labored from your youth, as if somehow it might benefit you, or as if it were able to make you stronger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Keep on with your spells and your many sorceries, at which you toiled from your youth. Perhaps you can prevail, perhaps you can strike terror! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Stand 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.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Stand now with your magicians and with the multitude of your sorceries in which you have labored from your youth; perhaps you may be able to profit, perhaps you may strengthen yourself.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Arise now with your Magicians and in your many sorceries in which you labored from your youth. Perhaps you shall find fullness; perhaps you shall be strengthened<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, And with the multitude of thy sorceries, Wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; If so be thou shalt be able to profit, If so be thou mayest prevail.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the abundance of thy sorcery, which thou hast learned from thy youth; if thou canst be profited.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/47-12.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=10593" 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">11</span>But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly. <span class="reftext">12</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: ‘im·ḏî- (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">So take your stand</a> <a href="/hebrew/4994.htm" title="4994: nā (Interjection) -- I (we) pray, now. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/2267.htm" title="2267: ḇa·ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ (Prep-b:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Company, association, spell. From chabar; a society; also a spell.">with your spells</a> <a href="/hebrew/7230.htm" title="7230: ū·ḇə·rōḇ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-msc) -- Multitude, abundance, greatness. From rabab; abundance.">and with your many</a> <a href="/hebrew/3785.htm" title="3785: kə·šā·p̄a·yiḵ (N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Sorcery. From kashaph; magic.">sorceries,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ba·’ă·šer (Prep-b:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">with which</a> <a href="/hebrew/3021.htm" title="3021: yā·ḡa·‘at (V-Qal-Perf-2fs) -- To toil, grow or be weary. A primitive root; properly, to gasp; hence, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil.">you have wearied yourself</a> <a href="/hebrew/5271.htm" title="5271: min·nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ (Prep-m:: N-mpc:: 2fs) -- Or naur; and nturah; properly, passive participle from na'ar as denominative; youth, the state or the persons.">from your youth.</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">Perhaps</a> <a href="/hebrew/3201.htm" title="3201: tū·ḵə·lî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To be able, have power. Or yakowl; a primitive root; to be able, literally or morally.">you will</a> <a href="/hebrew/3276.htm" title="3276: hō·w·‘îl (V-Hifil-Inf) -- To confer or gain profit or benefit. A primitive root; properly, to ascend; figuratively, to be valuable.">succeed;</a> <a href="/hebrew/194.htm" title="194: ’ū·lay (Adv) -- Perhaps. Or rulay; from 'ow; if not; hence perhaps.">perhaps</a> <a href="/hebrew/6206.htm" title="6206: ta·‘ă·rō·w·ṣî (V-Qal-Imperf-2fs) -- To cause to tremble, tremble. A primitive root; to awe or to dread; hence, to harass.">you will inspire terror!</a> </span><span class="reftext">13</span>You are wearied by your many counselors; let them come forward now and save you—your astrologers who observe the stars, who monthly predict your fate.…<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 18:7-8</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.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-4.htm">Nahum 3:4</a></span><br />because of the many harlotries of the harlot, the seductive mistress of sorcery, who betrays nations by her prostitution and clans by her witchcraft.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/13-18.htm">Ezekiel 13:18-23</a></span><br />and tell them that this is what the Lord GOD says: Woe to the women who sew magic charms on their wrists and make veils for the heads of people of every height, in order to ensnare their souls. Will you ensnare the souls of My people but preserve your own? / You have profaned Me among My people for handfuls of barley and scraps of bread. By lying to My people who would listen, you have killed those who should not have died and spared those who should not have lived. / Therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: See, I am against the magic charms with which you ensnare souls like birds, and I will tear them from your arms. So I will free the souls you have ensnared like birds. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/2-2.htm">Daniel 2:2</a></span><br />So the king gave orders to summon the magicians, enchanters, sorcerers, and astrologers to explain his dreams. When they came and stood before the king,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/9-22.htm">2 Kings 9:22</a></span><br />When Joram saw Jehu, he asked, “Have you come in peace, Jehu?” “How can there be peace,” he replied, “as long as the idolatry and witchcraft of your mother Jezebel abound?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-9.htm">Acts 8:9-11</a></span><br />Prior to that time, a man named Simon had practiced sorcery in the city and astounded the people of Samaria. He claimed to be someone great, / and all the people, from the least to the greatest, heeded his words and said, “This man is the divine power called the Great Power.” / They paid close attention to him because he had astounded them for a long time with his sorcery.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-12.htm">Micah 5:12</a></span><br />I will cut the sorceries from your hand, and you will have no fortune-tellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a></span><br />The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; / idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, / and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_thessalonians/2-9.htm">2 Thessalonians 2:9-10</a></span><br />The coming of the lawless one will be accompanied by the working of Satan, with every kind of power, sign, and false wonder, / and with every wicked deception directed against those who are perishing, because they refused the love of the truth that would have saved them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/27-9.htm">Jeremiah 27:9-10</a></span><br />But as for you, do not listen to your prophets, your diviners, your interpreters of dreams, your mediums, or your sorcerers who declare, ‘You will not serve the king of Babylon.’ / For they prophesy to you a lie that will serve to remove you from your land; I will banish you and you will perish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/28-7.htm">1 Samuel 28:7-9</a></span><br />Then Saul said to his servants, “Find me a woman who is a medium, so I can go and consult her.” “There is a medium at Endor,” his servants replied. / So Saul disguised himself by putting on different clothes, and he set out with two of his men. They came to the woman at night, and Saul said, “Consult a spirit for me. Bring up for me the one I name.” / But the woman replied, “Surely you know what Saul has done, how he has killed the mediums and spiritists in the land. Why have you set a trap to get me killed?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">2 Chronicles 33:6</a></span><br />He sacrificed his sons in the fire in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a></span><br />Let no one be found among you who sacrifices his son or daughter in the fire, practices divination or conjury, interprets omens, practices sorcery, / casts spells, consults a medium or spiritist, or inquires of the dead. / For whoever does these things is detestable to the LORD. And because of these detestable things, the LORD your God is driving out the nations before you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a></span><br />When men tell you to consult mediums and spiritists who whisper and mutter, shouldn’t a people consult their God instead? Why consult the dead on behalf of the living?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/leviticus/19-26.htm">Leviticus 19:26</a></span><br />You must not eat anything with blood still in it. You must not practice divination or sorcery.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Stand now with your enchantments, and with the multitude of your sorceries, wherein you have labored from your youth; if so be you shall be able to profit, if so be you may prevail.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-9.htm">Isaiah 47:9,10</a></b></br> But these two <i>things</i> shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood: they shall come upon thee in their perfection for the multitude of thy sorceries, <i>and</i> for the great abundance of thine enchantments… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/8-19.htm">Isaiah 8:19</a></b></br> And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/19-3.htm">Isaiah 19:3</a></b></br> And the spirit of Egypt shall fail in the midst thereof; 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In the ancient Near East, spells and incantations were commonly used to manipulate the spiritual realm. The Bible consistently condemns such practices (<a href="/deuteronomy/18-10.htm">Deuteronomy 18:10-12</a>), emphasizing reliance on God rather than occult powers. This challenge highlights the futility of trusting in human or demonic powers over divine sovereignty.<p><b>and with your many sorceries</b><br>Sorcery, often associated with witchcraft and the use of supernatural powers, was prevalent in Babylonian culture. The Babylonians believed they could control their fate through these practices. However, the Bible warns against sorcery (<a href="/galatians/5-19.htm">Galatians 5:19-21</a>) as it leads people away from God. This phrase underscores the extensive use of these practices in Babylon, contrasting them with the power and authority of God.<p><b>with which you have wearied yourself from your youth</b><br>The Babylonians had a long history of engaging in these practices, indicating a deep-seated reliance on them. This weariness suggests the exhaustive and ultimately fruitless nature of their efforts. Historically, Babylon was a center of learning and occult practices, and this phrase implies that despite their long-standing traditions, these efforts have been in vain.<p><b>Perhaps you will succeed;</b><br>This is a sarcastic remark, highlighting the improbability of success through these means. The Bible often uses irony to emphasize the futility of opposing God (<a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a>). The suggestion that they might succeed is rhetorical, pointing out the false hope placed in their practices.<p><b>perhaps you will inspire terror!</b><br>The Babylonians were known for their military might and the fear they instilled in other nations. However, this phrase suggests that their reliance on sorcery will not achieve the desired outcome of inspiring terror. Instead, it is God who holds true power over nations (<a href="/isaiah/41-10.htm">Isaiah 41:10</a>). This serves as a reminder that true fear and reverence should be directed towards God, not human or demonic powers.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The city and empire addressed in this chapter, known for its wealth, power, and idolatry. Babylon is often symbolic of human pride and rebellion against God.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/s/sorcerers_and_magicians.htm">Sorcerers and Magicians</a></b><br>Practitioners of magic and divination in Babylon, representing reliance on human wisdom and power rather than God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers God's message of judgment against Babylon, calling out their reliance on sorcery and false gods.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The event prophesied by Isaiah, where God declares the futility of Babylon's sorceries and the impending downfall of the city.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>The historical context of Israel's captivity in Babylon, during which this prophecy was given, highlighting God's sovereignty over nations.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_futility_of_human_wisdom.htm">The Futility of Human Wisdom</a></b><br>Human efforts and wisdom, represented by Babylon's sorceries, are ultimately futile against God's sovereign will. We must rely on God's wisdom rather than our own understanding.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_danger_of_idolatry.htm">The Danger of Idolatry</a></b><br>Idolatry, in any form, leads to spiritual blindness and separation from God. We must guard our hearts against placing anything above God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. This should give us confidence in His plans and purposes, even when worldly powers seem dominant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>God's warnings are opportunities for repentance. We should heed His call to turn away from sin and seek His forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_assurance_of_god's_justice.htm">The Assurance of God's Justice</a></b><br>God's justice will prevail. We can trust that He will right all wrongs and bring about His righteous judgment in His perfect timing.<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/are_you_truly_sincere_and_truthful.htm">What defines the witching hour?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/should_christians_use_horoscopes.htm">Should Christians seek guidance from horoscopes?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nahum_3_4_literal_or_rhetorical.htm">In Nahum 3:4, does the metaphorical language of prostitution and witchcraft reflect actual historical practices in Nineveh, or is it exaggerated prophetic rhetoric? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_evidence_identifies_'babylon_the_great'.htm">In Revelation 14:8, what historical or archeological basis exists for identifying “Babylon the Great,” and how might contradictory theories weaken its credibility? </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>(12) <span class= "bld">If so be thou shalt be able . . .</span>--The words come with a subtle tone of irony. <span class= "ital">Persevere in thy enchantments </span><span class= "bld">. . .</span> <span class= "ital">perchance thou wilt be able to profit, perchance thou wilt strike terror.</span><span class= "bld"><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 12.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Stand now. The fourth</span> and concluding strophe now begins; it opens, like the third, with a single imperative. It has, as Mr. Cheyne observes, "a strongly ironical tinge, reminding us of Elijah's language to the priests of Baal in <a href="/1_kings/18-27.htm">1 Kings 18:27</a>." The irony is, however, confined to the first half (vers. 12, 13); giving place in vers. 14 and 15 to a scathing sentence of judgment and ruin. <span class="cmt_word">Enchantments... sorceries;</span> rather, <span class="accented">spells</span>, <span class="accented">enchantments</span> (see the comment on ver. 9). If so be, etc.; rather, <span class="accented">perchance thou wilt be able to profit</span>; <span class="accented">perchance thou wilt cause terror.</span> The prophet gives a pretended encouragement to Israel's adversaries. "If Babylon uses all the resources of her magical art, perhaps she may succeed - who knows? Perhaps she may strike terror into the hearts of her assailants." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/47-12.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">So take your stand</span><br /><span class="heb">עִמְדִי־</span> <span class="translit">(‘im·ḏî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with your spells</span><br /><span class="heb">בַחֲבָרַ֙יִךְ֙</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·ḥă·ḇā·ra·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2267.htm">Strong's 2267: </a> </span><span class="str2">Company, association, spell</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and with your many</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְרֹ֣ב</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·rōḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7230.htm">Strong's 7230: </a> </span><span class="str2">Multitude, abundance, greatness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">sorceries,</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּשָׁפַ֔יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(kə·šā·p̄a·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3785.htm">Strong's 3785: </a> </span><span class="str2">Sorcery</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with which</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(ba·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have wearied yourself</span><br /><span class="heb">יָגַ֖עַתְּ</span> <span class="translit">(yā·ḡa·‘at)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3021.htm">Strong's 3021: </a> </span><span class="str2">To gasp, to be exhausted, to tire, to toil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">from your youth.</span><br /><span class="heb">מִנְּעוּרָ֑יִךְ</span> <span class="translit">(min·nə·‘ū·rā·yiḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5271.htm">Strong's 5271: </a> </span><span class="str2">Youth, the state, the persons</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Perhaps</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּלַ֛י</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will</span><br /><span class="heb">תּוּכְלִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(tū·ḵə·lî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3201.htm">Strong's 3201: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be able, have power</span><br /><br /><span class="word">succeed;</span><br /><span class="heb">הוֹעִ֖יל</span> <span class="translit">(hō·w·‘îl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3276.htm">Strong's 3276: </a> </span><span class="str2">To confer or gain profit or benefit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">perhaps</span><br /><span class="heb">אוּלַ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(’ū·lay)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_194.htm">Strong's 194: </a> </span><span class="str2">Perhaps</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will inspire terror!</span><br /><span class="heb">תַּעֲרֽוֹצִי׃</span> <span class="translit">(ta·‘ă·rō·w·ṣî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6206.htm">Strong's 6206: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cause to tremble, tremble</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/47-12.htm">Isaiah 47:12 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/47-12.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 47:12 Stand now with your enchantments and (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:11"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:11" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/47-13.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 47:13"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:13" /></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>