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.
This is what will happen to those you have worked with - all the merchants and traders you've dealt with since you were young: they will each run away to their own places, and no one will be there to rescue you.
God is telling Babylon that when disaster strikes, all their business partners and allies will abandon them, leaving them completely alone with no help.
📚 Historical Context
In the book of Isaiah, the prophet is delivering a message of judgment against Babylon, a powerful empire that had conquered and oppressed Israel, predicting its humiliation and fall. This verse specifically warns that Babylon's merchants and allies, who had profited from its dominance, would abandon it in its time of crisis and offer no help. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when the Persian Empire, led by Cyrus, conquered Babylon in 539 BC.
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