7 And you said, ‘I shall be aa lady forever,’
So that you did not btake these things to heart,
cNor remember the latter end of them.
So that you did not btake these things to heart,
cNor remember the latter end of them.
8 “Therefore hear this now, you who are given to pleasures,
Who dwell securely,
Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow,
Nor shall I know the loss of children’;
Who dwell securely,
Who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one else besides me;
I shall not sit as a widow,
Nor shall I know the loss of children’;
9 But these two things shall come to you
aIn a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
aIn a moment, in one day:
The loss of children, and widowhood.
They shall come upon you in their fullness
Because of the multitude of your sorceries,
For the great abundance of your enchantments.
10 “For you have trusted in your wickedness;
You have said, ‘No one asees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have1 warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
You have said, ‘No one asees me’;
Your wisdom and your knowledge have1 warped you;
And you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.’
11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able1 to put it off.
And adesolation shall come upon you bsuddenly,
Which you shall not know.
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able1 to put it off.
And adesolation shall come upon you bsuddenly,
Which you shall not know.
12 “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.
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.
13 aYou are wearied in the multitude of your counsels;
Let now bthe astrologers, the stargazers,
And1 the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
Let now bthe astrologers, the stargazers,
And1 the monthly prognosticators
Stand up and save you
From what shall come upon you.
14 Behold, they shall be aas stubble,
The fire shall bburn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before!
The fire shall bburn them;
They shall not deliver themselves
From the power of the flame;
It shall not be a coal to be warmed by,
Nor a fire to sit before!
15 Thus shall they be to you
With whom you have labored,
aYour merchants from your youth;
They shall wander each one to his1 quarter.
No one shall save you.
With whom you have labored,
aYour merchants from your youth;
They shall wander each one to his1 quarter.
No one shall save you.
New King James Version®, Copyright© 1982, Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved.
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What Does Isaiah 47:9 Mean?
Isaiah 47:8-9
Self-indulgence promotes, among other things, attitudes of fanaticism, false security, presumption, and fun-seeking. Fanaticism is unbridled obsession, and though most do not recognize it as form of self-indulgence, it is a gratification of selfish desire. The apostle Paul says that we should avoid those who are driven by lust and greed and have no self-control.
Martin G. Collins
Overcoming (Part 8): Self-Indulgence
Related Topics: False Security
| Fanaticism
| Fun seeking
| Greed
| Lust
| Presumption
| Self Control
| Self Gratification
| Self Indulgence
| Selfish Desire
| Selfishness
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