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.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress 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.

Context of Isaiah 47:5

3Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame will also be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare anyone.” 4Our Redeemer, the Lord of armies is His name, The Holy One of Israel. “Sit silently, and go into darkness, Daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms. 6I was angry with My people, I profaned My heritage And handed them over to you. You did not show mercy to them, On the aged you made your yoke very heavy. 7Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome of them.

Isaiah 47:5 word by word

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

• Sitיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• silentlyדּוּמָםdûmâm · silenceH1748
• and goבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
• darknessחֹ֫שֶׁךְchôshek · darknessH2822
• Daughterבַּתbath · daughterH1323
• of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּיםkaώdîy kaώdîymâh · ChaldeaH3778
• For you will noלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• longerיָסַףyâsaph · to add: againH3254
• be calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call byH7121
• queenגְּבֶ֫רֶתgebereth · ladyH1404
• kingdomsמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467

Cross-references for Isaiah 47:5

• Isaiah 13:20It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, Nor will shepherds allow their flocks to lie down there.
• Isaiah 14:23“I will also make it the property of the hedgehog and swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of armies.
• 1 Samuel 2:9He watches over the feet of His godly ones, But the wicked ones are silenced in darkness; For not by might shall a person prevail.
• Psalms 31:17Let me not be put to shame, Lord, for I call upon You; Let the wicked be put to shame, let them be silent in Sheol.
• Psalms 46:10“Stop striving and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted on the earth.”
• Jeremiah 25:10Moreover, I will eliminate from them the voice of jubilation and the voice of joy, the voice of the groom and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones and the light of the lamp.
• Lamentations 1:1How lonely sits the city That once had many people! She has become like a widow Who was once great among the nations! She who was a princess among the provinces Has become a forced laborer!
• Habakkuk 2:20But the Lord is in His holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before Him.”
• Zechariah 2:13“Be silent, all mankind, 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 wedding clothes?’ And the man was speechless.
• Jude 1:13wild waves of the sea, churning up their own shameful deeds like dirty foam; wandering stars, for whom the gloom of darkness has been reserved forever.
• Revelation 18:21Then a strong angel picked 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 never be found again.
• Isaiah 47:7Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’ These things you did not consider Nor remember the outcome of them.
• Isaiah 13:19And Babylon, the beauty of kingdoms, the glory of the Chaldeans’ pride, Will be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.
• Isaiah 14:4that you will take up this taunt against the king of Babylon, and say, “How the oppressor has ceased, And how the onslaught has ceased!
• Daniel 2:37You, O king, are the king of kings, to whom the God of heaven has given the kingdom, the power, the strength, and the honor;

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