Isaiah 47:6

Isaiah 47:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)I was wroth with my people, I have polluted mine inheritance, and given them into thine hand: thou didst shew them no mercy; upon the ancient hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
• New International Version (NIV)I was angry with my people and desecrated my inheritance; I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy. Even on the aged you laid a very heavy yoke.
• English Standard Version (ESV)I 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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)I was angry with My people; I have profaned My inheritance, And given them into your hand. You showed them no mercy; On the elderly you laid your yoke very heavily.

Context of Isaiah 47:6

4says our protector – the Lord who commands armies is his name, the Holy One of Israel. 5“Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’ I was angry at my people; I defiled my special possession and handed them over to you. You showed them no mercy; you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. 7You said, ‘I will rule forever as permanent queen!’ You did not think about these things; you did not consider how it would turn out. 8So now, listen to this, O one who lives so lavishly, who lives securely, who says to herself, ‘I am unique! No one can compare to me! I will never have to live as a widow; I will never lose my children.’

Isaiah 47:6 word by word

קָצַ֣פְתִּי עַל־עַמִּ֗י חִלַּ֙לְתִּי֙ נַחֲלָתִ֔י וָאֶתְּנֵ֖ם בְּיָדֵ֑ךְ לֹא־שַׂ֤מְתְּ לָהֶם֙ רַחֲמִ֔ים עַל־זָקֵ֕ן הִכְבַּ֥דְתְּ עֻלֵּ֖ךְ מְאֹֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• I was wrothקָצַףqâtsaph · be angryH7107
• with my peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• I have pollutedחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: profaneH2490
• mine inheritanceנַחֲלָהnachălâh · inheritanceH5159
• and givenנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• them into thine handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• thou didst shewשׂוּםώûm ώîym · to set: makeH7760
• them no mercyרַחֲמִיםracham · compassionH7356
• upon the ancientזָקֵןzâqên · oldH2205
• hast thou veryמְאֹדme'ôd · muchH3966
• heavilyכָּבֵדkâbad kâbêd · to honor: heavyH3513
• laid thy yokeעֹל‛ôl ‛ôl · yokeH5923

Cross-references for Isaiah 47:6

• Isaiah 10:6I sent him against a godless nation, I ordered him to attack the people with whom I was angry, to take plunder and to carry away loot, to trample them down like dirt in the streets.
• Isaiah 42:24Who handed Jacob over to the robber? Who handed Israel over to the looters? Was it not the Lord, against whom we sinned? They refused to follow his commands; they disobeyed his law.
• 2 Samuel 24:14David said to Gad, “I am very upset! I prefer that we be attacked by the Lord, for his mercy is great; I do not want to be attacked by men!”
• 2 Chronicles 28:9Oded, a prophet of the Lord, was there. He went to meet the army as they arrived in Samaria and said to them: “Look, because the Lord God of your ancestors was angry with Judah he handed them over to you. You have killed them so mercilessly that God has taken notice.
• Psalms 69:26For they harass the one whom you discipline; they spread the news about the suffering of those whom you punish.
• Zechariah 1:15But I am greatly displeased with the nations that take my grace for granted. I was a little displeased with them, but they have only made things worse for themselves.
• Isaiah 43:28So I defiled your holy princes, and handed Jacob over to destruction, and subjected Israel to humiliating abuse.”
• Lamentations 2:2The Lord destroyed mercilessly all the homes of Jacob’s descendants. In his anger he tore down the fortified cities of Daughter Judah. He knocked to the ground and humiliated the kingdom and its rulers. ג (Gimel)
• Ezekiel 24:21Say to the house of Israel, ‘This is what the sovereign Lord says: Realize I am about to desecrate my sanctuary – the source of your confident pride, the object in which your eyes delight, and your life’s passion. Your very own sons and daughters whom you have left behind will die by the sword.
• Ezekiel 28:16In the abundance of your trade you were filled with violence, and you sinned; so I defiled you and banished you from the mountain of God – the guardian cherub expelled you from the midst of the stones of fire.
• Isaiah 13:16Their children will be smashed to pieces before their very eyes; their houses will be looted and their wives raped.
• Isaiah 14:17Is this the one who made the world like a desert, who ruined its cities, and refused to free his prisoners so they could return home?”’
• Matthew 7:2For by the standard you judge you will be judged, and the measure you use will be the measure you receive.
• James 2:13For judgment is merciless for the one who has shown no mercy. But mercy triumphs over judgment.
• Deuteronomy 28:50a nation of stern appearance that will have no regard for the elderly or pity for the young.

Commentaries on Isaiah 47:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6I was wroth with my people - God, in the course of his providence, makes use of great conquerors and tyrants as his instruments to execute his judgments in the earth; he employs one wicked nation to scourge another. The inflicter of the punishment may perhaps be as culpable as the sufferer; and may add to his guilt by indulging his cruelty in executing God's justice. When he has fulfilled the work to which the Divine vengeance has ordained him, he will…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6I was worth with my people - In this verse and the following, a reason is assigned why God would deal so severely with her. One of the reasons was, that in executing the punishment which he had designed on the Jewish people, she had done it with pride, ambition, and severity; so that though God intended they should be punished, yet the feelings of Babylon in doing it, were such also as to deserve his decided rebuke and wrath. I have polluted mine…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6The people of Israel had provoked God’s wrath, prompting him to use Babylon to punish them. Now wicked Babylon itself would be punished.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 66. reason for God's vengeance on Babylon: in executing God's will against His people, she had done so with wanton cruelty (Is 10:5, &c.; Jr 50:17; 51:33; Zec 1:15). polluted my inheritance--(Is 43:28). the ancient--Even old age was disregarded by the Chaldeans, who treated all alike with cruelty (La 4:16; 5:12) [Rosenmuller]. Or, "the ancient" means Israel, worn out with calamities in the latter period of its history (Is 46:4), as its earlier stage of…Read the comment

Topics related to Isaiah 47:6

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• Sport
• Wroth
• Yoke
• Age; Old Age
• Heavy; Heaviness
• Isaiah
• Mark, the Gospel According to
• Saviour
• Wrath, (anger)

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