47:6 I was angry at my people;
I defiled my special possession
and handed them over to you.
You showed them no mercy; 1
you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. 2
47:7 You said,
‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ 3
You did not think about these things; 4
you did not consider how it would turn out. 5
47:8 So now, listen to this,
O one who lives so lavishly, 6
who lives securely,
who says to herself, 7
‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! 8
I will never have to live as a widow;
I will never lose my children.’ 9
47:9 Both of these will come upon you
suddenly, in one day!
You will lose your children and be widowed. 10
You will be overwhelmed by these tragedies, 11
despite 12 your many incantations
and your numerous amulets. 13
47:10 You were complacent in your evil deeds; 14
you thought, 15 ‘No one sees me.’
Your self-professed 16 wisdom and knowledge lead you astray,
when you say, ‘I am unique! No one can compare to me!’ 17
47:11 Disaster will overtake you;
you will not know how to charm it away. 18
Destruction will fall on you;
you will not be able to appease it.
Calamity will strike you suddenly,
before you recognize it. 19
47:12 Persist 20 in trusting 21 your amulets
and your many incantations,
which you have faithfully recited 22 since your youth!
Maybe you will be successful 23 –
maybe you will scare away disaster. 24
47:13 You are tired out from listening to so much advice. 25
Let them take their stand –
the ones who see omens in the sky,
who gaze at the stars,
who make monthly predictions –
let them rescue you from the disaster that is about to overtake you! 26
47:14 Look, they are like straw,
which the fire burns up;
they cannot rescue themselves
from the heat 27 of the flames.
There are no coals to warm them,
no firelight to enjoy. 28
47:15 They will disappoint you, 29
those you have so faithfully dealt with since your youth. 30
Each strays off in his own direction, 31
leaving no one to rescue you.”