Isaiah 47:4–10

⁴Our Redeemer — the LORD of Hosts is His name —

is the Holy One of Israel.

⁵“Sit in silence and go into darkness,

O Daughter of the Chaldeans.

For you will no longer be called

the queen of kingdoms.

⁶I 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.

⁷You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’

You did not take these things to heart

or consider their outcome.

⁸So 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.’

⁹These two things will overtake you in a moment,

in a single day:

loss of children, and widowhood.

They will come upon you in full measure,

in spite of your many sorceries

and the potency of your spells.

¹⁰You were secure in your wickedness;

you said, ‘No one sees me.’

Your wisdom and knowledge led you astray;

you told yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’