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Isaiah 47:11 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Isaiah 47:11 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Isaiah chapter 47 verse 11 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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. from: Heb. the morning thereof put: Heb. expiate”
Isaiah 47:11 (KJV)
Commentary on Isaiah 47:11
Babylon's Sudden Desolation: This verse forms part of Isaiah's prophetic taunt against Babylon (Isaiah 47), personified as a proud queen about to be humiliated. "Therefore shall evil come upon thee" (uvaat alayikh raah, וּבָאָה עָלַיִךְ רָעָה) announces certain judgment. The Hebrew raah (רָעָה) means "evil," "calamity," or "disaster"—not moral evil but catastrophic judgment. The phrase "thou shalt not know from whence it riseth" (lo ted'i shachrah, לֹא תֵדְעִי שַׁחְרָהּ) literally means "you will not know its dawn" or "origin." Babylon, despite famed astrologers and sorcerers, couldn't foresee...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Isaiah 47:11
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“Peace and safety, then sudden destruction will come on them”
“who committed sexual immorality and lived wantonly with her”
“They shall not know”
“I will make their feast”
“you will by no means get out of there”
“that Yahweh struck all the firstborn in the land of Egypt”
“MENE”
“and repent. If therefore you won't watch”
“and delivered him to the tormentors”