Isaiah 47:4-10

4Our Redeemer, whose name is the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, is the Holy One of Israel.

5“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

6For I was angry with my chosen people and punished them by letting them fall into your hands. But you, Babylon, showed them no mercy. You oppressed even the elderly.

7You said, ‘I will reign forever as queen of the world!’ You did not reflect on your actions or think about their consequences.

8“Listen to this, you pleasure-loving kingdom, living at ease and feeling secure. You say, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other. I will never be a widow or lose my children.’

9Well, both these things will come upon you in a moment: widowhood and the loss of your children. Yes, these calamities will come upon you, despite all your witchcraft and magic.

10“You felt secure in your wickedness. ‘No one sees me,’ you said. But your ‘wisdom’ and ‘knowledge’ have led you astray, and you said, ‘I am the only one, and there is no other.’