English Bible Presentation Sharing - Isaiah Book, chapter 47, verse 3 in Erven Version

Isaiah 47 : 1 (ERVEN)

"Fall down and sit in the dirt, Virgin Daughter Babylon. You have no throne, so sit on the ground, daughter of the Chaldeans. You are not the ruler now. You are no longer the beautiful young princess that people said you were.

Isaiah 47 : 2 (ERVEN)

Get the millstones ready and grind the grain into flour. Take off your veil and fancy clothes. Lift your skirt and get ready to cross the rivers.

Isaiah 47 : 3 (ERVEN)

Men will see your naked body and use you for sex. I will make you pay for the bad things you did, and I will not let anyone help you.

Isaiah 47 : 4 (ERVEN)

"My people say, 'God saves us. His name is the Lord All-Powerful, the Holy One of Israel. '"

Isaiah 47 : 5 (ERVEN)

"So Babylon, sit down and shut up. Daughter of the Chaldeans, go into the dark prison. You will no longer be 'The Queen of the Kingdoms.'

Isaiah 47 : 6 (ERVEN)

"I was angry with my people. They were mine, but I turned against them. I let you punish them, but you showed them no mercy. Even for those who were old you made the work hard.

Isaiah 47 : 7 (ERVEN)

You said, 'I will live forever. I will always be the queen.' You didn't care what you did to my people. You didn't think about what might happen later.

Isaiah 47 : 8 (ERVEN)

So now listen, you who love only pleasure! Feeling so safe, you tell yourself, 'I alone am important, and no one else matters. I will never be a widow or lose my children.'

Isaiah 47 : 9 (ERVEN)

These two things will happen to you: First, you will lose your children and then your husband. And none of your magic spells will help you.

Isaiah 47 : 10 (ERVEN)

You do bad things but still feel safe. You say to yourself, 'No one sees the wrong I do.' You thought that your wisdom and knowledge would save you. You tell yourself, 'I alone am important, and no one else matters.'

Isaiah 47 : 11 (ERVEN)

"But disaster is coming your way. You don't know when it will happen, but disaster is coming. And there is nothing you can do to stop it.

Isaiah 47 : 12 (ERVEN)

You worked hard all your life learning magic tricks and spells. So start using that magic. Maybe those tricks will help you. Maybe you will be able to frighten someone.

Isaiah 47 : 13 (ERVEN)

You have many advisors. Are you tired of the advice they give? Then send out your men who read the stars. They can tell when the month starts, so maybe they can tell you when your troubles will come.

Isaiah 47 : 14 (ERVEN)

But they cannot even save themselves. They will burn like straw. They will burn so fast that there will be no coals left to cook bread. There will be no fire left to sit by.

Isaiah 47 : 15 (ERVEN)

That's what will happen to those you have worked with, the people you did business with all your life. They will all go their own way. There will be no one left to save you."