Isaiah 47:11

The Humiliation of Babylon

11 Therefore evil shall come upon you;
You shall not know from where it arises.
And trouble shall fall upon you;
You will not be able 1 to put it off.
And r desolation shall come upon you s suddenly,
Which you shall not know.

  1. Cross References
    Isaiah 13:6
    Wail, for the day of the LORD is at hand! It will come as destruction from the Almighty.
    Jeremiah 51:8
    Babylon has suddenly fallen and been destroyed. Wail for her! Take balm for her pain; Perhaps she may be healed.
    Jeremiah 51:43
    Her cities are a desolation, A dry land and a wilderness, A land where no one dwells, Through which no son of man passes.
    Luke 17:27
    They ate, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered the ark, and the flood came and destroyed them all.
    1 Thessalonians 5:3
    For when they say, "Peace and safety!" then sudden destruction comes upon them, as labor pains upon a pregnant woman. And they shall not escape.
  2. Cross References
    Isaiah 29:5
    Moreover the multitude of your foes Shall be like fine dust, And the multitude of the terrible ones Like chaff that passes away; Yes, it shall be in an instant, suddenly.
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