Isaiah 47:8-15

Isaiah 47:8-15

[8] Therefore hear  now this, thou that art given to pleasures,  that dwellest  carelessly,  that sayest  in thine heart,  I am, and none else  beside me; I shall not sit  as a widow,  neither shall I know  the loss of children:  [9] But these two  things shall come  to thee in a moment  in one  day,  the loss of children,  and widowhood:  they shall come  upon thee in their perfection  for the multitude  of thy sorceries,  and for the great  abundance  of thine enchantments.  [10] For thou hast trusted  in thy wickedness:  thou hast said,  None seeth  me. Thy wisdom  and thy knowledge,  it hath perverted  thee; and thou hast said  in thine heart,  I am, and none else  [11] Therefore shall evil  come  upon thee; thou shalt not know  from whence it riseth:  and mischief  shall fall  upon thee; thou shalt not be able  to put it off:  and desolation  shall come  upon thee suddenly,  which thou shalt not know.  [12] Stand  now with thine enchantments,  and with the multitude  of thy sorceries,  wherein  thou hast laboured  from thy youth;  if so be thou shalt be able  to profit,  if so be thou mayest prevail.  [13] Thou art wearied  in the multitude  of thy counsels.  Let now the astrologers,  the stargazers,  the monthly  prognosticators,  stand up,  and save  thee from these things that shall come  upon thee. [14] Behold, they shall be as stubble;  the fire  shall burn  them; they shall not deliver  themselves  from the power  of the flame:  there shall not be a coal  to warm  at, nor fire  to sit  [15] Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured,  even thy merchants,  from thy youth:  they shall wander  every one  to his quarter;  none shall save  thee.