Isaiah 47:6-7

God used Babylon to punish his special people. But Babylon’s actions were much worse than God intended. So now God will punish Babylon for its great cruelty.

Babylon’s sudden defeat

v8 ‘So now, listen to me. You love your life of luxury and pleasure. You think to yourself that all is well. You feel safe. You have security. You even consider yourself to be as great as God. You never thought that you would be a widow. Nor that you would suffer the loss of your children. v9 But suddenly and in a moment, both of these losses will happen. You will lose both your husband and your children. Even if you use all your magic, you will lose everything. v10 You felt such security as you carried out your wicked activities. You thought that nobody could see your evil deeds. But your wisdom and knowledge led you the wrong way. They made you a complete fool. You told yourself that you were God. You alone controlled events. There was none like you. How totally wrong you were! v11 A sudden attack will surprise you and it will destroy everything. And you will not be able to avoid it by your magic. You will suffer great trouble. And you will not find any protection.’