Verse 8
Isaiah 47:8
Free Bible Version
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Now listen to this, you sensual woman, sitting there so sure of yourself, saying to yourself, “I am supreme—there's nobody besides me. I shall never be a widow or experience the loss of my 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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