Monthly Prognosticators
Isaiah 47:11-15
Therefore shall evil come on you; you shall not know from where it rises: and mischief shall fall on you…


(ver. 13): — The special reference is to the preparation of monthly almanacs (based on astrological calculations) in which coming (disasters were foretold, lucky and unlucky days pointed out, &c. A specimen of these almanacs is translated by Sayce in Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archeology.

(Prof. J. Skinner, D. D.)



Parallel Verses
KJV: 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.

WEB: Therefore evil will come on you; you won't know when it dawns: and mischief will fall on you; you will not be able to put it away: and desolation shall come on you suddenly, which you don't know.




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