Translations
Modern
This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
Traditional
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants, from thy youth: they shall wander every one to his quarter; none shall save thee.
Literal
Thus they have become to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth! Each man in his direction, they go astray; none can save you.
Latin
Sic facta sunt tibi in quibuscumque laboraveras: negotiatores tui ab adolescentia tua, unusquisque in via sua erraverunt; non est qui salvet te.
Original
Hebrew
English
This is what they are to you—those with whom you have labored and traded from youth—each one strays in his own direction; not one of them can save you.
Notes
When disaster struck, Babylon turned to occult practices for help, but found none.
We can draw two conclusions from the earlier evidence that the Lord alone is God:
Babylon's great pride is foolish (Isaiah 47:1–15);
Israel should listen to the word of the Lord (Isaiah 48:1–22).
Theme notes and profiles
Events
Glossary
Topics
Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Destruction of Idolatry: Folly of Merchant: General Scriptures Concerning Soothsayers