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
This verse is part of Isaiah's prophecy against Babylon, the powerful empire that would later conquer Jerusalem and take the Jewish people into exile. Babylon was a major trading center with merchants and business relationships spanning the known world. Isaiah is prophesying that when God's judgment comes upon Babylon, all these international partners will flee rather than help.
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