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Isaiah 47:3 KJV
Isaiah · chapter 47 · verse 3
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.Isaiah 47:3 · King James Version
Isaiah 47:3 in context
1Come 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.
2Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
3Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
4As for our redeemer, the LORD of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
5Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- nakednessʻervâhnudity, literally or figurativelyH6172 →
- uncoveredgâlâhto denudeH1540 →
- vengeancenâqâmrevengeH5359 →
- shamecherpâhcontumely, disgrace, the pudendaH2781 →
- seenrâʼâhto see, literally or figurativelyH7200 →
- takelâqachto takeH3947 →
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In these verses God by the prophet sends a messenger even to Babylon, like that of Jonah to Nineveh: "The time is at hand when Babylon shall be destroyed." Fair warning is thus given her, that she may by repentance prevent the ruin and there may be a lengthening of her tranquility. We may observe here, I.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-6