Parallel Verses
American Standard Version
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.
New American Standard Bible
These things you did not
Nor remember the
King James 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.
Holman Bible
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.
International Standard Version
You said, "I will always continue Queen forever!' You didn't take these things into your thinking, nor did you think about their consequences.
A Conservative Version
And thou said, I shall be mistress forever, so that thou did not lay these things to thy heart, nor remembered the latter end of it.
Amplified
“And you said, ‘I shall be a queen forevermore.’
You did not consider these things,
Nor did you [seriously] remember the [ultimate] outcome of such conduct.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Darby Translation
and thou saidst, I shall be a mistress for ever; so that thou didst not take these things to heart, thou didst not remember the end thereof.
Julia Smith Translation
And thou wilt say, I shall be mistress forever: till thou didst not set these upon thy heart, thou didst not remember its last part
King James 2000
And you said, I shall be a lady forever: so that you did not lay these things to your heart, neither did remember the latter end of them.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And you said, "I shall be an eternal mistress forever!" You did not set these [things] upon your heart; you did not remember its end.
Modern King James verseion
And you said, I shall be a mistress forever; so you did not lay these things to your heart, nor remembered the latter end of it.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And thou thoughtest thus, "I shall be lady forever." And beside all that, thou hast not regarded these things, neither cast, what should come after.
NET Bible
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.
New Heart English Bible
You said, 'I shall be a mistress forever;' so that you did not lay these things to your heart, nor did you remember the latter end of it.
The Emphasized Bible
And thou saidst, Unto times age-abiding, shall I be Mistress, - Insomuch that thou laidst not these things to thy heart, Didst not keep in mind the issue thereof,
Webster
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.
World English Bible
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.
Youngs Literal Translation
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.
Interlinear
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Isaiah 47:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
Babylon's Fall
6 I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke. 7 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. 8 Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart, I am, and there is none else besides me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:29
Oh that they were wise, that they understood this, That they would consider their latter end!
Isaiah 47:5
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.
Jeremiah 5:31
the prophets prophesy falsely, and the priests bear rule by their means; and my people love to have it so: and what will ye do in the end thereof?
Isaiah 42:25
Therefore he poured upon him the fierceness of his anger, and the strength of battle; and it set him on fire round about, yet he knew not; and it burned him, yet he laid it not to heart.
Isaiah 46:8-9
Remember this, and show yourselves men; bring it again to mind, O ye transgressors.
Ezekiel 7:3-9
Now is the end upon thee, and I will send mine anger upon thee, and will judge thee according to thy ways; and I will bring upon thee all thine abominations.
Ezekiel 28:2
Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyre, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Because thy heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a god, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art man, and not God, though thou didst set thy heart as the heart of God;-
Ezekiel 28:12-14
Son of man, take up a lamentation over the king of Tyre, and say unto him, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Thou sealest up the sum, full of wisdom, and perfect in beauty.
Ezekiel 29:3
speak, and say, Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: Behold, I am against thee, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster that lieth in the midst of his rivers, that hath said, My river is mine own, and I have made it for myself.
Daniel 4:29
At the end of twelve months he was walking in the royal palace of Babylon.
Daniel 5:18-23
O thou king, the Most High God gave Nebuchadnezzar thy father the kingdom, and greatness, and glory, and majesty: