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A secure palace hears the warning that bereavement and widowhood can arrive suddenly.
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Isaiah 47:8-9

Luxury cannot prevent loss

Babylon's Pride Brought Low · Isaiah 47

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8Then, hear this, you lover of luxury, who sit securely, who say in your heart, ‘I am, and there is no one besides me. I will not sit as a widow, nor will I know the loss of children.’

9But these two things will come to you in a moment, in one day: bereavement and widowhood. In full measure they will come upon you, in spite of your many sorceries and the great power of your spells.

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