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1QIsab MT use another preposition">a</a></span> the ground without a chair,</p> <p class="poetry2">Daughter of the Chaldeans!</p> <p class="poetry2">For no longer will they call you</p> <p class="poetry2">tender and attractive. </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Take millstones and grind flour.</p> <p class="poetry2">Remove your veil,</p> <p class="poetry2">strip off your robes,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsad MT read skirt ">b</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">bare your legs,</p> <p class="poetry2">and wade through the rivers. </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Your nakedness will be<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:3 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read let it be ">c</a></span> exposed,</p> <p class="poetry2">and your disgrace will also be seen.</p> <p class="poetry2">I’ll take vengeance,</p> <p class="poetry2">and I will spare no mortal.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>“Our Redeemer—</p> <p class="poetry2">the LORD of the Heavenly Armies is his name—</p> <p class="poetry2">is the Holy One of Israel.</p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Sit silent,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:5 1QIsaa and MT use alternate forms of the same term">d</a></span> and enter into the darkness,</p> <p class="poetry2">you daughter of the Chaldeans;</p> <p class="poetry2">for no more will they call you</p> <p class="poetry2">Queen of Kingdoms. </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>I was angry with my people,</p> <p class="poetry2">and<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack and">e</a></span> I desecrated my heritage,</p> <p class="poetry2">and gave them into your control.</p> <p class="poetry2">You showed them no mercy;</p> <p class="poetry2">even on the aged you laid your yoke most heavily. </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>You said, ‘I will always continue—Queen forever!’</p> <p class="poetry2">You didn’t take these things into your thinking,</p> <p class="poetry2">nor did you think about their consequences.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:7 1QIsaa and MT use alternate forms; LXX reads the last things ">f</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Now hear this, you wanton creature,</p> <p class="poetry2">lounging with no cares,</p> <p class="poetry2">and saying to herself:</p> <p class="poetry2">‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me;</p> <p class="poetry2">I won’t live as a widow,</p> <p class="poetry2">nor will I see<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read know ">g</a></span> the loss of children.’ </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>Both of these things will overtake you</p> <p class="poetry2">suddenly on a single day:</p> <p class="poetry2">loss of children and widowhood.</p> <p class="poetry2">They will come upon you in full measure,</p> <p class="poetry2">despite the multitude of your incantations</p> <p class="poetry2">and the great power of your spells.”</p> <p class="heading">Self-Deception of the Babylonians</p><p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“You trusted in your own knowledge.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read evil">h</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry2">You said, ‘No one sees me.’</p> <p class="poetry2">Your wisdom and knowledge have misled you.</p> <p class="poetry2">You said in your heart,</p> <p class="poetry2">‘I am the one, and there will be none besides me.’ </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“But disaster will come<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title=" 47:11 So 1QIsaa (feminine); MT (masculine [incorrectly])">i</a></span> upon you,</p> <p class="poetry2">and<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and">j</a></span> you will not know how to charm it away.</p> <p class="poetry2">A calamity will befall you</p> <p class="poetry2">that you will not be able to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:11 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks to">k</a></span> ward off;</p> <p class="poetry2">and devastation will come upon you suddenly,</p> <p class="poetry2">and<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks and">l</a></span> you won’t anticipate it. </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>“But<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack But">m</a></span> stand up now with your spells</p> <p class="poetry2">and your many incantations,</p> <p class="poetry2">at which you have labored from your childhood until today,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa; childhood. Perhaps you can gain some profit; perhaps you may inspire fear. LXX reads if you can gain some profit.">n</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>according to<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read You are wearied by ">o</a></span> your multiple schemes.</p> <p class="poetry2">Let them stand up now—</p> <p class="poetry2">those who conjure<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads divide">p</a></span> the heavens</p> <p class="poetry2">and<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack and">q</a></span> gaze at the stars,</p> <p class="poetry2">predicting at the new moons—</p> <p class="poetry2">and save you from what is about to happen to them.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT reads what things are about to happen to you; LXX reads what is about to happen to you">r</a></span> </p> <p class="poetry1 margintop"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>“See, they are just like stubble;</p> <p class="poetry2">fire burns them up.</p> <p class="poetry2">They could not<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="47:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads cannot">s</a></span> even save themselves</p> <p class="poetry2">from the power of the flame.</p> <p class="poetry2">There will be no coals for warming oneself,</p> <p class="poetry2">no fire to sit by. </p> <p class="poetry1"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/isaiah/47-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>So will they be to you—those with whom you toiled</p> <p class="poetry2">and did business since your childhood—</p> <p class="poetry2">they wander about, each in his own direction;</p> <p class="poetry2">there is not one who can save you.</p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 47:1 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT use another preposition<br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 47:2 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab 4QIsad MT read <i>skirt</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 47:3 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT read <i>let it be</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 47:5 1QIsaa and MT use alternate forms of the same term<br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 47:6 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT lack <i>and</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 47:7 1QIsaa and MT use alternate forms; LXX reads <i>the last things</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 47:8 So 1QIsaa; 4QIsad MT LXX read<i> know</i><br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 47:10 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>evil</i><br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 47:11 So 1QIsaa (feminine); MT (masculine [incorrectly])<br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks <i>and</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 47:11 So 1QIsaa; MT lacks <i>to</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 47:11 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT lacks <i>and</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa; 1QIsab MT LXX lack <i>But</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa; <i>childhood. Perhaps you can gain some profit; perhaps you may inspire fear</i>. LXX reads <i>if you can gain some profit</i>.<br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX read <i>You are wearied by</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa LXX; MT reads <i>divide</i><br /><span class="fnb">q</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT LXX lack <i>and</i><br /><span class="fnb">r</span> 47:12 So 1QIsaa; MT reads <i>what things are about to happen to you</i>; LXX reads <i>what is about to happen to you</i><br /><span class="fnb">s</span> 47:14 So 1QIsaa; MT reads <i>cannot</i><br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../isaiah/46.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 46"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 46" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../isaiah/48.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 48"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 48" /></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></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/isaiah/47-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>