Isaiah 47:5

Isaiah 47:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
• New International Version (NIV)“Sit in silence, go into darkness, queen city of the Babylonians; no more will you be called queen of kingdoms.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you shall no longer be called The Lady of Kingdoms.
• New Living Translation (NLT)“O beautiful Babylon, sit now in darkness and silence. Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.

Context of Isaiah 47:5

3Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one. 4Our Redeemer—the Lord of hosts is his name— is the Holy One of Israel. Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms. 6I was angry with my people; I profaned my heritage; I gave them into your hand; you showed them no mercy; on the aged you made your yoke exceedingly heavy. 7You said, "I shall be mistress forever," so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.

Isaiah 47:5 word by word

שְׁבִ֥י דוּמָ֛ם וּבֹ֥אִי בַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ בַּת־כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י לֹ֤א תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙ יִקְרְאוּ־לָ֔ךְ גְּבֶ֖רֶת מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• thou silentדּוּמָםdûmâm · silenceH1748
• and getבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• thee into darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• O daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• for thou shalt no moreיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• The ladyגְּבֶ֫רֶתgebereth · ladyH1404
• of kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for Isaiah 47:5

• Isaiah 13:20It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
• Isaiah 14:23"And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," declares the Lord of hosts.
• 1 Samuel 2:9"He will guard the feet of his faithful ones, but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness, for not by might shall a man prevail.
• Psalms 31:17O Lord, let me not be put to shame, for I call upon you; let the wicked be put to shame; let them go silently to Sheol.
• Psalms 46:10"Be still, and know that I am God. I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted in the earth!"
• Jeremiah 25:10Moreover, I will banish from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom and the voice of the bride, the grinding of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
• Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city that was full of people! How like a widow has she become, she who was great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces has become a slave.
• Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in his holy temple; let all the earth keep silence before him."
• Zechariah 2:13Be silent, all flesh, before the Lord, for he has roused himself from his holy dwelling.
• Matthew 22:12And he said to him, 'Friend, how did you get in here without a wedding garment?' And he was speechless.
• Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, casting up the foam of their own shame; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of utter darkness has been reserved forever.
• Revelation 18:21Then a mighty angel took up a stone like a great millstone and threw it into the sea, saying, "So will Babylon the great city be thrown down with violence, and will be found no more;
• Isaiah 47:7You said, "I shall be mistress forever," so that you did not lay these things to heart or remember their end.
• Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the splendor and pomp of the Chaldeans, will be like Sodom and Gomorrah when God overthrew them.
• Isaiah 14:4you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon: "How the oppressor has ceased, the insolent fury ceased!
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, and the might, and the glory,

Commentaries on Isaiah 47:5

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Sit thou silent - The same general sentiment is expressed here as in the preceding verses, though the figure is changed. In Isaiah 47:1-3, Babylon is represented under the image of a frivolous and delicately-reared female, suddenly reduced from her exalted station, and compelled to engage in the most menial and laborious employment. Here she is represented as in a posture of mourning. To sit in silence is emblematic of deep sorrow, or affliction (see…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Babylon was known for its confidence and arrogance (see Isaiah 14:13–17; Daniel 4:30). The nation's charms, magic, and wisdom could not stop the disaster planned for it.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. Sit--the posture of mourning (Ezr 9:4; Job 2:13; La 2:10). darkness--mourning and misery (La 3:2; Mi 7:8). lady of kingdoms--mistress of the world (Is 13:19).Read the comment

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Commentaries on Isaiah 47

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings