Isaiah 47:5

47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, ¹ 

O daughter of the Babylonians!

Indeed, ²  you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’

Isaiah 47:7

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 

[47:5]  ¹ tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

[47:5]  ² tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).

[47:7]  ³ tn Heb “Forever I [will be] permanent queen”; NIV “the eternal queen”; CEV “queen forever.”

[47:7]  ⁴ tn Heb “you did not set these things upon your heart [or “mind”].”

[47:7]  ⁵ tn Heb “you did not remember its outcome”; NAB “you disregarded their outcome.”