Isaiah 47:1–3
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Babylon Will Fall
47:1“Fall down! Sit in the dirt,
O virgin1 daughter Babylon!
Sit on the ground, not on a throne,
O daughter of the Babylonians!
Indeed,2 you will no longer be called delicate and pampered.
47:2Pick up millstones and grind flour!
Remove your veil,
strip off your skirt,
expose your legs,
cross the streams!
47:3Let your private parts be exposed!
Your genitals will be on display!3
I will get revenge;
I will not have pity on anyone,”4
Footnotes
- 1 בְּתוּלַה (bétulah) often refers to a virgin, but the phrase “virgin daughter” is apparently stylized (see also 23:12; 37:22). In the extended metaphor of this chapter, where Babylon is personified as a queen (vv. 5, 7), she is depicted as being both a wife and mother (vv. 8–9).
- 2 Or “For” (, ).
- 3 Heb “Your shame will be seen.” In this context “shame” is a euphemism referring to the genitals.
- 4 Heb “I will not meet a man.” The verb פָּגַע (pagah) apparently carries the nuance “meet with kindness” here (cf. 64:5, and see 803 Qal.2).
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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.
Take the millstones and grind flour,
put off your veil,
strip off your robe, uncover your legs,
pass through the rivers.
Your nakedness shall be uncovered,
and your disgrace shall be seen.
I will take vengeance,
and I will spare no one.
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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.
Take millstones and grind flour;
take off your veil.
Lift up your skirts, bare your legs,
and wade through the streams.
Your nakedness will be exposed
and your shame uncovered.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.”
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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.
Take millstones and grind flour;
remove your veil,
strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,
wade through the streams.
Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your disgrace will be exposed.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.”
Copyright 2017 Holman Bible Publishers
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.
Take heavy millstones and grind flour.
Remove your veil, and strip off your robe.
Expose yourself to public view.
You will be naked and burdened with shame.
I will take vengeance against you without pity.”
Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers. All rights reserved.
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.
Take the pair of mill stones and grind flour!
Uncover your veil,
strip off your skirt,
uncover your thigh,
pass through the rivers!
Your nakedness shall be exposed;
indeed, your shame shall become visible.
I will take vengeance
and I will not spare a person.
Copyright 2012 Lexham Press
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.
Take the millstones, and grind meal:
Uncover thy locks, make bare the leg,
Uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen:
I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
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