Isaiah 47:4-10

4Our Redeemer—the Lord Almighty is his name— is the Holy One of Israel.

5“Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.

6I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.

7You said, ‘I am forever— the eternal queen!’ But you did not consider these things or reflect on what might happen.

8“Now then, listen, you lover of pleasure, lounging in your security and saying to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or suffer the loss of children.’

9Both of these will overtake you in a moment, on a single day: loss of children and widowhood. They will come upon you in full measure, in spite of your many sorceries and all your potent spells.

10You have trusted in your wickedness and have said, ‘No one sees me.’ Your wisdom and knowledge mislead you when you say to yourself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me.’