Isaiah 47:7

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

You said, 'I will be a mistress forever,' but you did not take these things to heart or remember their outcome.

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Other Translations

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard 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.

  • KJV1611 – Modern English

    And you said, 'I shall be a lady forever,' so that you did not lay these things to heart, nor remember their end.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou saidst,{H559} I shall be mistress{H1404} for ever;{H5769} so that thou didst not lay{H7760} these things to thy heart,{H3820} neither didst remember{H2142} the latter end{H319} thereof.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And thou saidst{H559}{(H8799)}, I shall be a lady{H1404} for ever{H5769}: so that thou didst not lay{H7760}{(H8804)} these things to thy heart{H3820}, neither didst remember{H2142}{(H8804)} the latter end{H319} of it.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    & thou thoughtest thus: I shalbe lady for euer. And besyde all that, thou hast not regarded these thinges, nether cast, what shulde come after.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

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

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And thou thoughtest thus: I shalbe lady for euer, and beside all that, thou hast not regarded these thinges, neither remembred what was the ende of that citie Hierusalem.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    You said, I shall be mistress forever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    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.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    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.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    You said, I shall be mistress forever; so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of it.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    You said,‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.

Referenced Verses

  • Isa 47:5 : 5 Sit silently and enter into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you will no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms.
  • Deut 32:29 : 29 If only they were wise and would understand this, they would comprehend their latter end.
  • Jer 5:31 : 31 The prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests rule by their own authority. And My people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?
  • Ezek 7:3-9 : 3 'Now the end is upon you, and I will unleash my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.' 4 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you for your conduct and your detestable practices among you. Then you will know that I am the LORD.' 5 This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Disaster! An unheard-of disaster is coming. 6 The end has come! The end has come; it has awakened against you. Look! It is here. 7 Doom has come upon you, you who live in the land. The time has come; the day is near. There is panic instead of joy on the mountains. 8 'I am about to pour out my wrath upon you and exhaust my anger against you. I will judge you according to your ways and bring upon you all your detestable practices.' 9 'I will not look on you with pity or spare you. I will repay you according to your conduct and the detestable practices among you. Then you will know that it is I, the LORD, who strikes you.'
  • Ezek 28:2 : 2 Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Because your heart has grown proud, and you have said, “I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas,” but you are a man and not a god, though you have set your heart as if it were the heart of a god—
  • Ezek 28:12-14 : 12 Son of man, take up a lament concerning the king of Tyre, and say to him, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says: You were the seal of perfection, full of wisdom and perfect in beauty. 13 You were in Eden, the garden of God. Every precious stone was your covering: ruby, topaz, and diamond; beryl, onyx, and jasper; sapphire, turquoise, and emerald; and gold. The workmanship of your settings and mountings was prepared for you on the day you were created. 14 You were an anointed guardian cherub, and I placed you on the holy mountain of God. You walked among the stones of fire.
  • Ezek 29:3 : 3 Speak and say, 'This is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster lying in the midst of his rivers, who says, ‘The Nile is mine; I made it for myself.’
  • Dan 4:29 : 29 You will be driven away from people, and your dwelling will be with the wild animals. You will eat grass like cattle, and seven times will pass over you until you acknowledge that the Most High is sovereign over the kingdoms of men and gives them to whomever He pleases.
  • Dan 5:18-23 : 18 'O king, the Most High God gave your father Nebuchadnezzar sovereignty, greatness, glory, and splendor.' 19 Because of the greatness that He gave him, all peoples, nations, and languages trembled and feared before him. He killed whomever he wanted, spared whomever he wanted, exalted whomever he wanted, and humbled whomever he wanted. 20 But when his heart became arrogant and his spirit hardened with pride, he was deposed from his royal throne, and his glory was taken from him. 21 He was driven away from people, his mind became like that of an animal, and he lived among the wild donkeys. He ate grass like cattle, and his body was drenched with the dew of heaven until he acknowledged that the Most High God rules over the kingdom of men and sets over it whomever He wishes. 22 But you, his son Belshazzar, have not humbled your heart, even though you knew all this. 23 Instead, you have exalted yourself against the Lord of heaven. You had the vessels from His house brought to you, and you and your nobles, your wives, and your concubines drank wine from them. You praised gods of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, which cannot see, hear, or understand. But the God who holds your breath in His hand and controls all your ways, you have not glorified.
  • Isa 42:25 : 25 So He poured out on them His burning anger and the violence of war. It enveloped them in flames, yet they did not understand; it consumed them, yet they did not take it to heart.
  • Isa 46:8-9 : 8 Remember this and show yourselves to be men; take it to heart, you transgressors. 9 Remember the former things of old; for I am God, and there is no other. I am God, and there is no one like Me.

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