Isaiah 47:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You think that you alone are all-powerful, that you won't be a widow or lose your children. All you care about is pleasure, but listen to what I say.

Cross References

Isaiah 14:14

I'll be above the clouds, just like God Most High.”

Isaiah 32:11

Shake and shudder, you women without a care! Strip off your clothes— put on sackcloth.

Isaiah 32:9

Listen to what I say, you women who are carefree and careless!

Isaiah 45:18

The LORD alone is God! He created the heavens and made a world where people can live, instead of creating an empty desert. The LORD alone is God; there are no others.

Isaiah 45:5

Only I am the LORD! There are no other gods. I have made you strong, though you don't know me.

Isaiah 45:6

Now everyone from east to west will learn that I am the LORD. No other gods are real.

Isaiah 47:10

You hid behind evil like a shield and said, “No one can see me!” You were fooled by your wisdom and your knowledge; you felt sure that you alone were in full control.

Jeremiah 49:31

You have no city walls and no neighbours to help, yet you think you're safe— so I told him to attack.

Jeremiah 50:11

People of Babylonia, you were glad to rob my people. You had a good time, making more noise than horses and jumping around like calves threshing grain.

Jeremiah 51:53

Although Babylon's walls reach to the sky, the army I send will destroy that city. I, the LORD, have spoken.

Ezekiel 16:49

They were arrogant and spoilt; they had everything they needed and still refused to help the poor and needy.

Ezekiel 28:2

Ezekiel, son of man, tell the king of Tyre that I am saying: You are so arrogant that you think you're a god and that the city of Tyre is your throne. You may claim to be a god, though you're nothing but a mere human.

Ezekiel 30:9

On the same day I destroy Egypt, I will send messengers to the Ethiopians to announce their coming destruction. They think they are safe, but they will be terrified.

Daniel 11:36

This king will do as he pleases. He will proudly claim to be greater than any god and will insult the only true God. Indeed, he will be successful until God is no longer angry with his people.

Daniel 4:22

Your Majesty, that tree is you. Your glorious reputation has reached heaven, and your kingdom covers the earth.

Daniel 4:27

Your Majesty, please be willing to do what I say. Turn from your sins and start living right; have mercy on those who are ill-treated. Then all will go well with you for a long time.

Daniel 4:4

I was enjoying a time of peace and prosperity,

Daniel 5:23

Instead, you turned against him and ordered the cups from his temple to be brought here, so that you and your wives and officials could drink wine from them. You praised idols made of silver, gold, bronze, iron, wood, and stone, even though they cannot see or hear or think. You refused to worship the God who gives you breath and controls everything you do.

Daniel 5:30

That same night, the king was killed.

Nahum 1:10

They are like drunkards overcome by wine, or like dry thorn bushes burning in a fire.

Nahum 3:4

You were nothing more than a prostitute using your magical charms and witchcraft to attract and trap nations.

Habakkuk 1:7

How fearsome and frightening. Their only laws and rules are the ones they make up.

Zephaniah 2:15

This is the glorious city that felt secure and said, “I am the only one!” Now it's merely ruins, a home for wild animals. Every passer-by simply sneers and makes vulgar signs.

2 Thessalonians 2:4

He will boast and oppose everything that is holy or sacred. He will even sit in God's temple and claim to be God.

Judges 18:27

The tribe of Dan took Micah's priest and the things Micah had made, and headed for Laish, which was in a valley controlled by the town of Beth-Rehob. Laish was defenceless, because it had no walls and was too far from Sidon for the Sidonians to help defend it. The leaders of Laish had not even asked nearby towns to help them in case of an attack. The warriors from Dan made a surprise attack on Laish, killing everyone and burning it down. Then they rebuilt the town and settled there themselves.

Judges 18:7

The five men left and went to the town of Laish, whose people were from Sidon, but Sidon was too far away to protect them. Even though their town had no walls, the people thought they were safe from attack. So they had not asked anyone else for protection, which meant that the tribe of Dan could easily take over Laish.