Isaiah 47:1
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
Isaiah 47:1 in other translations
| BSB | “Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate. |
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| WEB | “Come down and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called tender and delicate. |
| ASV | Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. |
| YLT | Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the earth, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, ‘O tender and delicate one.' |
| DARBY | Come down and sit in the dust, virgin-daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground, — there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. |
| BBE | Come and take your seat in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon; come down from your seat of power, and take your place on the earth, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will never again seem soft and delicate. |
| Webster | Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate. |
What does Isaiah 47:1 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Is 47:1-15. The Destruction of Babylon Is Represented under the Image of a Royal Virgin Brought Down in a Moment from Her Magnificent Throne to the Extreme of Degradation.
1. in the dust--(See on Is 3:26; Job 2:13; La 2:10). virgin--that is, heretofore uncaptured [Herodotus, 1.191]. daughter of Babylon--Babylon and its inhabitants (see on Is 1:8; Is 37:22). no throne--The seat of empire was transferred to Shushan. Alexander intended to have made Babylon his seat of empire, but Providence defeated his design. He soon died; and Seleucia, being built near, robbed it of its inhabitants, and even of its name, which was applied to Seleucia. delicate--alluding to the effeminate debauchery and prostitution of all classes at banquets and religious rites [Curtius, 5.1; Herodotus, 1.199; Baruch, 6.43].Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Introduction
The destruction of Babylon is denounced by a beautiful selection of circumstances, in which her prosperous is contrasted with her adverse condition. She is represented as a tender and delicate female reduced to the work and abject condition of a slave, and bereaved of every consolation, Isa 47:1-4. And that on account of her cruelty, particularly to God's people, her pride, voluptuousness, sorceries, and incantations, Isa 47:5-11. The folly of these last practices elegantly exposed by the prophet, Isa 47:12-15. It is worthy of observation that almost all the imagery of this chapter is applied in the book of the Revelation, (in nearly the same words), to the antitype of the illustrious capital of the Chaldean empire, viz., Babylon the Great. Verse 1 Come down, and set in the dust "Descend, and sit on the dust" - See note on Isa 3:26, and on Isa 52:2 (note).Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Isaiah 47:1-6
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Isaiah 47:1 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for Isaiah 47:1
- Psalms 137:8
O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.
- Jeremiah 51:33
For thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; The daughter of Babylon is like a threshingfloor, it is time to thresh her: yet a little while, and the time of her harvest shall come.
- Jeremiah 46:11
Go up into Gilead, and take balm, O virgin, the daughter of Egypt: in vain shalt thou use many medicines; for thou shalt not be cured.
- Jeremiah 50:42
They shall hold the bow and the lance: they are cruel, and will not shew mercy: their voice shall roar like the sea, and they shall ride upon horses, every one put in array, like a man to the battle, against thee, O daughter of Babylon.
- Zechariah 2:7
Deliver thyself, O Zion, that dwellest with the daughter of Babylon.
- Isaiah 3:26
And her gates shall lament and mourn; and she being desolate shall sit upon the ground.
- Isaiah 37:22
This is the word which the Lord hath spoken concerning him; The virgin, the daughter of Zion, hath despised thee, and laughed thee to scorn; the daughter of Jerusalem hath shaken her head at thee.
- Psalms 18:27
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
- Jeremiah 48:18
Thou daughter that dost inhabit Dibon, come down from thy glory, and sit in thirst; for the spoiler of Moab shall come upon thee, and he shall destroy thy strong holds.
- Isaiah 14:13-14
For thou hast said in thine heart, I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God: I will sit also upon the mount of the congregation, in the sides of the north: I will ascend above the heights of the clouds; I will be like the most High.
- Jeremiah 13:18
Say unto the king and to the queen, Humble yourselves, sit down: for your principalities shall come down, even the crown of your glory.
- Job 2:13
So they sat down with him upon the ground seven days and seven nights, and none spake a word unto him: for they saw that his grief was very great.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
6 for their unmercifulness,
7 pride,
10 and overboldness,
11 shall be irresistible.
down.
3:26; 26:5; 52:2; Job 2:8,13; Ps 18:27; Jer 13:18; 48:18
La 2:10,21; Eze 26:16; 28:17; Ob 1:3,4; Jon 3:6
O virgin.
37:22; Jer 46:11
daughter.
Ps 137:8; Jer 50:42; 51:33; Zec 2:7
there is.
14:13,14; Ps 89:44; Hag 2:22
thou shalt.
7-9; 32:9-11; De 28:56,57; La 4:5; Re 18:7
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Context
- Isaiah 47:1
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
- Isaiah 47:2
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Isaiah 47:1 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | DESCIENDE, y siéntate en el polvo, virgen hija de Babilonia, siéntate en la tierra sin trono, hija de los Caldeos: que nunca más te llamarán tierna y delicada. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Descends, et assieds-toi dans la poussière, vierge, fille de Babylone; assieds-toi par terre, il n’y a pas de trône, fille des Chaldéens; car tu ne seras plus appelée tendre et délicate. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Steige herunter und setze dich in den Staub, Jungfrau, Tochter Babel! Setze dich hin zur Erde, ohne Thron, Tochter der Chaldäer! denn nicht mehr sollst du Weichliche und Verzärtelte genannt werden. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Descende, sede in pulvere, virgo filia Babylon: sede in terra; non est solium filiæ Chaldæorum, quia ultra non vocaberis mollis et tenera. |