Isaiah 47:10

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You were complacent in your evil deeds; you thought,‘No one sees me.’ Your self-professed wisdom and knowledge lead you astray, when you say,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’

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  • Ps 52:7 : 7 “Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”
  • Isa 5:21 : 21 Beware, those who think they are wise, those who think they possess understanding.
  • Isa 29:15 : 15 Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”
  • Isa 59:4 : 4 No one is concerned about justice; no one sets forth his case truthfully. They depend on false words and tell lies; they conceive of oppression and give birth to sin.
  • Ezek 8:12 : 12 He said to me,“Do you see, son of man, what the elders of the house of Israel are doing in the dark, each in the chamber of his idolatrous images? For they think,‘The LORD does not see us! The LORD has abandoned the land!’”
  • Ezek 9:9 : 9 He said to me,“The sin of the house of Israel and Judah is extremely great; the land is full of murder, and the city is full of corruption, for they say,‘The LORD has abandoned the land, and the LORD does not see!’
  • Ezek 28:2-6 : 2 “Son of man, say to the prince of Tyre,‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says:“‘Your heart is proud and you said,“I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods, in the heart of the seas”– yet you are a man and not a god, though you think you are godlike. 3 Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you. 4 By your wisdom and understanding you have gained wealth for yourself; you have amassed gold and silver in your treasuries. 5 By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth. 6 “‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are godlike,
  • Rom 1:22 : 22 Although they claimed to be wise, they became fools
  • 1 Cor 1:19-21 : 19 For it is written,“I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and I will thwart the cleverness of the intelligent.” 20 Where is the wise man? Where is the expert in the Mosaic law? Where is the debater of this age? Has God not made the wisdom of the world foolish? 21 For since in the wisdom of God the world by its wisdom did not know God, God was pleased to save those who believe by the foolishness of preaching.
  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this age is foolishness with God. As it is written,“He catches the wise in their craftiness.”
  • Jer 23:24 : 24 “Do you really think anyone can hide himself where I cannot see him?” the LORD asks.“Do you not know that I am everywhere?” the LORD asks.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feeds on ashes; his deceived mind misleads him. He cannot rescue himself, nor does he say,‘Is this not a false god I hold in my right hand?’
  • Isa 28:15 : 15 For you say,“We have made a treaty with death, with Sheol we have made an agreement. When the overwhelming judgment sweeps by it will not reach us. For we have made a lie our refuge, we have hidden ourselves in a deceitful word.”
  • Job 22:13-14 : 13 But you have said,‘What does God know? Does he judge through such deep darkness? 14 Thick clouds are a veil for him, so he does not see us, as he goes back and forth in the vault of heaven.’
  • Ps 10:11 : 11 He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”
  • Ps 62:9-9 : 9 Men are nothing but a mere breath; human beings are unreliable. When they are weighed in the scales, all of them together are lighter than air. 10 Do not trust in what you can gain by oppression! Do not put false confidence in what you can gain by robbery! If wealth increases, do not become attached to it!
  • Ps 64:5 : 5 They encourage one another to carry out their evil deed. They plan how to hide snares, and boast,“Who will see them?”
  • Ps 94:7-9 : 7 Then they say,“The LORD does not see this; the God of Jacob does not take notice of it.” 8 Take notice of this, you ignorant people! You fools, when will you ever understand? 9 Does the one who makes the human ear not hear? Does the one who forms the human eye not see?
  • Eccl 8:8 : 8 Just as no one has power over the wind to restrain it, so no one has power over the day of his death. Just as no one can be discharged during the battle, so wickedness cannot rescue the wicked.

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    7You said,‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out.

    8So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself,‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’

    9Both of these will come upon you suddenly, in one day! You will lose your children and be widowed. You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, despite your many incantations and your numerous amulets.

  • Isa 47:11-12
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    11Disaster will overtake you; you will not know how to charm it away. Destruction will fall on you; you will not be able to appease it. Calamity will strike you suddenly, before you recognize it.

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    5By your great skill in trade you have increased your wealth, and your heart is proud because of your wealth.

    6“‘Therefore this is what the Sovereign LORD says: Because you think you are godlike,

    7I am about to bring foreigners against you, the most terrifying of nations. They will draw their swords against the grandeur made by your wisdom, and they will defile your splendor.

  • Ezek 28:17-19
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    17Your heart was proud because of your beauty; you corrupted your wisdom on account of your splendor. I threw you down to the ground; I placed you before kings, that they might see you.

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    15Those who try to hide their plans from the LORD are as good as dead, who do their work in secret and boast,“Who sees us? Who knows what we’re doing?”

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    15“‘But you trusted in your beauty and capitalized on your fame by becoming a prostitute. You offered your sexual favors to every man who passed by so that your beauty became his.

  • Ps 52:7
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    7“Look, here is the man who would not make God his protector! He trusted in his great wealth and was confident about his plans to destroy others.”

  • Ezek 28:2-3
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    3Look, you are wiser than Daniel; no secret is hidden from you.

  • Ps 36:1-2
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  • Jer 13:22
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  • Job 11:4
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  • Deut 8:17
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  • Isa 14:13
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    13You said to yourself,“I will climb up to the sky. Above the stars of El I will set up my throne. I will rule on the mountain of assembly on the remote slopes of Zaphon.

  • Hab 2:10
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    10Your schemes will bring shame to your house. Because you destroyed many nations, you will self-destruct.

  • Jer 2:37
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    37Moreover, you will come away from Egypt with your hands covering your faces in sorrow and shame because the LORD will not allow your reliance on them to be successful and you will not gain any help from them.

  • Jer 13:25
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  • Ps 50:21
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    21When you did these things, I was silent, so you thought I was exactly like you. But now I will condemn you and state my case against you!

  • Ezek 31:10
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  • Ps 10:11
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    11He says to himself,“God overlooks it; he does not pay attention; he never notices.”

  • Jer 49:16
    72%

    16The terror you inspire in others and the arrogance of your heart have deceived you. You may make your home in the clefts of the rocks; you may occupy the highest places in the hills. But even if you made your home where the eagles nest, I would bring you down from there,” says the LORD.

  • Ezek 38:10
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    10“‘This is what the Sovereign LORD says: On that day thoughts will come into your mind, and you will devise an evil plan.

  • Ezek 16:30-31
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    30“‘How sick is your heart, declares the Sovereign LORD, when you perform all of these acts, the deeds of a bold prostitute.

    31When you built your chamber at the head of every street and put up your pavilion in every public square, you were not like a prostitute, because you scoffed at payment.

  • Rev 18:7
    72%

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  • Job 36:17
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    17But now you are preoccupied with the judgment due the wicked, judgment and justice take hold of you.

  • Job 10:7
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    7although you know that I am not guilty, and that there is no one who can deliver out of your hand?

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    17Because you say,“I am rich and have acquired great wealth, and need nothing,” but do not realize that you are wretched, pitiful, poor, blind, and naked,

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    13But you have plowed wickedness; you have reaped injustice; you have eaten the fruit of deception. Because you have depended on your chariots; you have relied on your many warriors.