Isaiah 47:7 “You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to…”

Isaiah 47:7

You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

Geneva Bible 1599

And thou saidest, I shall be a ladie for euer, so that thou diddest not set thy mind to these things, neither diddest thou remember ye latter end therof.

Darby Translation

and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.

Young's Literal Translation

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.

Bible in Basic English

And you said, I will be a queen for ever: you did not give attention to these things, and did not keep in mind what would come after.

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Cross references

“thou saidst”

Isaiah 47:5 Ezekiel 28:2 Ezekiel 28:12–14 Ezekiel 29:3 Daniel 4:29 Daniel 5:18–23

Isaiah 47:5 · BSB

“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.

Ezekiel 28:2 · BSB

“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 yo…

Ezekiel 28:12–14 · BSB

“Son of man, take up a lament for the king of Tyre and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty.

Ezekiel 29:3 · BSB

Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O great monster who lies among his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it myself.’

Daniel 4:29 · BSB

Twelve months later, as he was walking on the roof of the royal palace of Babylon,

Daniel 5:18–23 · BSB

As for you, O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty and greatness, glory and honor.

“so that”

Deuteronomy 32:29 Jeremiah 5:31 Ezekiel 7:3–9 Isaiah 46:8 Isaiah 46:9

Deuteronomy 32:29 · BSB

If only they were wise, they would understand it; they would comprehend their fate.

Jeremiah 5:31 · BSB

The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. My people love it so, but what will you do in the end?

Ezekiel 7:3–9 · BSB

The end is now upon you, and I will unleash My anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and repay you for all your abominations.

Isaiah 46:8 · BSB

Remember this and be brave; take it to heart, you transgressors!

Isaiah 46:9 · BSB

Remember what happened long ago, for I am God, and there is no other; I am God, and there is none like Me.

Also

Isaiah 42:25

Isaiah 42:25 · BSB

So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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.

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.’

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