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1 Go, sit in the dirt, virgin princess of Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called soft and delicate. 2 Take millstones and grind flour. Remove your veil. Take off your skirt. Uncover your legs, and cross the river. 3 People will see you naked. People will see your shame. I will take revenge. I won't spare anyone. 4 Our defender is the Holy One of Israel. His name is the LORD of Armies. 5 Go into the dark, and sit in silence, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms. 6 I was angry with my people. I dishonored those who belong to me. I put them under your control. You showed them no mercy. You placed a heavy burden on old people. 7 You said, |I will always be a queen.| You didn't carefully consider these things or keep in mind how they would end. 8 Now then, listen to this, you lover of pleasure. You live securely and say to yourself, |I'm the only one, and there's no one else. I won't live as a widow. I won't suffer the loss of children.| Isaiah 47:1-8, God's Word Translation. Copyright © 1995 by God's Word to the Nations.
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