Cross Reference ISAIAH 47:15 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

{Isaiah 47:15} Thus x3651 shall they be x1961 unto thee with whom x834 thou hast laboured, 3021 z8804 [even] thy merchants, 5503 z8802 from thy youth: 5271 x4480 they shall wander 8582 z8804 every one 376 to his quarter; 5676 none x369 shall save 3467 z8688 thee.

thy merchants:
"Yea, [they are] greedyª ª dogsª [which] can² ° never¹ haveª ° enough,ª and they¹ [are] shepherdsª ° [that] cannot¹ ¹ understand:ª ° they all¹ lookª ° to their own way,ª every oneª for his gain,ª from his quarter.ª ¹" {Isa 56:11} + "Tarshishª [was] thy merchantª ° by reason of the multitudeª ¹ of all¹ [kind of] riches;ª with silver,ª iron,ª tin,ª and lead,ª they tradedª ° in thy fairs.ª ... The shipsª of Tarshishª did singª ° of thee in thy market:ª and thou wast replenished,ª ° and made very² gloriousª °¹ in the midstª of the seas.ª" {Ezk 27:12-25} + "Andª the¹ merchantsª of the¹ earthª shall weepª ° andª mournª ° overª her;ª forª no manª buyethª ° their² ¹ merchandiseª any more:ª ... Andª they castª ° dustª onª their² ¹ heads,ª andª cried,ª ° weepingª ° andª wailing,ª ° saying,ª ° Alas,ª alas,ª that greatª city,ª whereinª ª were made richª ° allª that hadª ° shipsª inª the¹ seaª by reason ofª her² ¹ costliness!ª forª in oneª hourª is she made desolate.ª °" {Rev 18:11-19}

they shall:
Babylon was replenished from all nations, by a concourse of people, whom Jeremiah ("A swordª [is] upon¹ their horses,ª and upon¹ their chariots,ª and upon¹ all¹ the mingled people² ¹ that¹ [are] in the midstª of her; and they shall become¹ as women:ª a swordª [is] upon¹ her treasures;ª and they shall be robbed.ª °" {Jer 50:37}) calls "the mingled people." All these, at the approach of Cyrus, sought to escape to their several countries. "Flee¹ out² ° of the midstª ¹ of Babylon,ª and deliverª ° every manª his soul:ª be not¹ cut offª ° in her iniquity;ª for¹ this¹ [is] the timeª of the LORD'Sª vengeance;ª he will renderª ° unto her a recompence.ª ... We would have healedª °¹ Babylon,ª but she is not¹ healed:ª ° forsakeª ° her, and let us go² °¹ every oneª into his own country:ª for¹ her judgmentª reachethª ° unto¹ heaven,ª and is lifted upª ° [even] to¹ the skies.ª" {Jer 51:6-9} + "The¹ merchantsª of these things,ª which² were made richª ° byª her,ª shall standª ° afar² offª ¹ forª the¹ fearª of her² ¹ torment,ª weepingª ° andª wailing,ª ° ... Forª in oneª hourª so greatª richesª is come to nought.ª ° Andª everyª shipmaster,ª andª allª the¹ companyª inª ships,ª andª sailors,ª andª as many asª tradeª ° by sea,ª stoodª ° afar² off,ª ¹" {Rev 18:15-17}