Verse 8
Isaiah 47:8
World English Bible
8
“Now therefore hear this, you who are given to pleasures,
who sit securely,
who say in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one else besides me.
I shall not sit as a widow,
neither shall I know the loss of children.’
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַתָּ֞ה שִׁמְעִי זֹ֤את עֲדִינָה֙ הַ/יּוֹשֶׁ֣בֶת לָ/בֶ֔טַח הָ/אֹֽמְרָה֙ בִּ/לְבָ֔בָ/הּ אֲנִ֖י וְ/אַפְסִ֣/י ע֑וֹד לֹ֤א אֵשֵׁב֙ אַלְמָנָ֔ה וְ/לֹ֥א אֵדַ֖ע שְׁכֽוֹל
English Translation
And now, hear this, O tranquil one, who dwells securely, saying in her heart, "I am, and there is no other; I will not sit as a widow, nor will I know the loss of children."
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8
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12
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