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Isaiah 47:1

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Lament for Babylon

1“aCome down and sit in the dust,

O bvirgin cdaughter of Babylon;

Sit on the ground without a throne,

O daughter of the Chaldeans!

For you shall no longer be called dtender and delicate.

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Cross references

  1. aIs 3:26; Jer 48:18
  2. bIs 23:12; 37:22; Jer 46:11
  3. cPs 137:8; Jer 50:42; 51:33; Zech 2:7
  4. dDeut 28:56

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

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 you shall no more be called

tender and delicate.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“Go down, sit in the dust,

Virgin Daughter Babylon;

sit on the ground without a throne,

queen city of the Babylonians.

No more will you be called

tender or delicate.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

“Go down and sit in the dust,

Virgin Daughter Babylon.

Sit on the ground without a throne,

Daughter Chaldea!

For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.

NLTNew Living Translation

“Come down, virgin daughter of Babylon, and sit in the dust.

For your days of sitting on a throne have ended.

O daughter of Babylonia, never again will you be

the lovely princess, tender and delicate.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Come down and sit on the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon!

Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of Chaldea!

For they shall no longer call you tender and delicate.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.