47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, 1
O daughter of the Babylonians!
Indeed, 2 you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’
47:7 You said,
‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ 3
You did not think about these things; 4
you did not consider how it would turn out. 5
1 tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.
2 tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).
3 tn Heb “Forever I [will be] permanent queen”; NIV “the eternal queen”; CEV “queen forever.”
4 tn Heb “you did not set these things upon your heart [or “mind”].”
5 tn Heb “you did not remember its outcome”; NAB “you disregarded their outcome.”