“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.”
The warning 'Disaster will come upon you that you cannot ward off' emphasizes the futility of all defensive measures against divine judgment. The phrase 'catastrophe will fall on you suddenly, one you do not know' suggests that judgment comes with the shock of inexplicability—neither warned nor expected by those who ignore prophets. This verse establishes that no magical preparation or political maneuvering can prevent divine judgment. Babylon's doom becomes certain precisely because she refuses to hear and prepare.
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