Isaiah 47:11
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Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
In other translations
Therefore shall evil come upon thee; thou shalt not know from whence it riseth: and mischief shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it off: and desolation shall come upon thee suddenly, which thou shalt not know.But disaster will come upon you; you will not know how to charm it away. A calamity will befall you that you will be unable to ward off. Devastation will happen to you suddenly and unexpectedly.
Hebrew words
וּבָאuva'and it will comeH935עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921רָעָהra'ahcalamityH7451לֹאlo'notH3808תֵדְעִיtede'iyou will knowH3045שַׁחְרָהּshachrahto charm away itH7837וְתִפֹּלvetipoland it may fallH5307עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921הֹוָהhovahdisasterH1943לֹאlo'notH3808תוּכְלִיtukheliyou will be ableH3201כַּפְּרָהּkaperahto cover itH3722וְתָבֹאvetavo'and it may comeH935עָלַיִךְ'alayikhon youH5921פִּתְאֹםpit'omsuddenlyH6597שׁוֹאָהsho'ahruinH7722לֹאlo'[which] notH3808תֵדָעִי׃teda'iyou will knowH3045
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