Isaiah 47:8
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Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
In other translations
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures, that dwellest carelessly, that sayest in thine heart, I am, and none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children:So now hear this, O lover of luxury who sits securely, who says to herself, ‘I am, and there is none besides me. I will never be a widow or know the loss of children.’
Hebrew words
וְעַתָּהve'atahand thereforeH6258שִׁמְעִי־shim'i-listen toH8085זֹאתzotthisH2063עֲדִינָה'adinahO voluptuous [woman]H5719הַיּוֹשֶׁבֶתhaiyoshevetwho dwellsH3427לָבֶטַחlavetachto securityH983הָאֹמְרָהha'omerahwho saysH559בִּלְבָבָהּbilvavahin heart herH3824אֲנִי'aniIH589וְאַפְסִיve'afsiand only IH657עוֹדod[am] yetH5750לֹאlo'notH3808אֵשֵׁב'eshevI will liveH3427אַלְמָנָה'almanaha widowH490וְלֹאvelo'and notH3808אֵדַע'eda'I will knowH3045שְׁכוֹל׃shekholchildlessnessH7908
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