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Themes in Isaiah 47

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Themes in Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47:1 (show verse)

“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 longer be called tender and delicate.

Babylon » As a power, was » Grand and stately
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c

Isaiah 47:2 (show verse)

“Take the millstones and grind meal.
Remove your veil, strip off the skirt,
Uncover the leg, cross the rivers.

Mill » Upper and lower stones of
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Mills » Used for grinding » Corn
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition

Isaiah 47:3 (show verse)

“Your nakedness will be uncovered,
Your shame also will be exposed;
I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.”

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 47:4 (show verse)

Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is His name,
The Holy One of Israel.

Christ » Received » Redeemer
Redemption » The lord being the redeemer

Isaiah 47:5 (show verse)

“Sit silently, and go into darkness,
O daughter of the Chaldeans,
For you will no longer be called
The queen of kingdoms.

Babylon » As a power, was » Grand and stately
Babylon » Was called » Lady of kingdoms

Isaiah 47:6 (show verse)

“I was angry with My people,
I profaned My heritage
And gave them into your hand.
You did not show mercy to them,
On the aged you made your yoke very heavy.

Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Babylon » As a power, was » An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations

Isaiah 47:7 (show verse)

“Yet you said, ‘I will be a queen forever.’
These things you did not consider
Nor remember the outcome of them.

Babylon » As a power, was » Secure and self-confident
Security » FALSE » Is inconsiderate and forgetful

Isaiah 47:8 (show verse)

“Now, then, hear this, you sensual one,
Who dwells securely,
Who says in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one besides me.
I will not sit as a widow,
Nor know loss of children.’

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A characteristic of the wicked
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
Babylon » As a power, was » Secure and self-confident
Carnal security » Grief
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » The danger of
Indifference » In spirit
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Grief
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security

“But these two things will come on you suddenly in one day:
Loss of children and widowhood.
They will come on you in full measure
In spite of your many sorceries,
In spite of the great power of your spells.

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Fortune telling » Sorcery
Magic » Sorcery
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
Security » FALSE » Ruin will overtake it
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security

Isaiah 47:10 (show verse)

“You felt secure in your wickedness and said,
‘No one sees me,’
Your wisdom and your knowledge, they have deluded you;
For you have said in your heart,
‘I am, and there is no one besides me.’

Babylon » Remarkable for » Wisdom of senators
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Wicked
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Perversion » What perverts
Pride » Examples of » Haman
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Trust » The reward for trusting in wickedness
false Trusts » General references to
Wisdom » The reward for trusting in your own wisdom
God, Wisdom of » The wicked question
FALSE » Trusts » General references to

Isaiah 47:11 (show verse)

“But evil will come on you
Which you will not know how to charm away;
And disaster will fall on you
For which you cannot atone;
And destruction about which you do not know
Will come on you suddenly.

Desolation » Why desolation comes
Destruction » Sudden
Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Insecurity of the wicked » The sudden overthrow of sinners
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Sudden destruction » The sudden overthrow of sinners
Trust » The reward for trusting in wickedness
Wisdom » The reward for trusting in your own wisdom

Isaiah 47:12 (show verse)

“Stand fast now in your spells
And in your many sorceries
With which you have labored from your youth;
Perhaps you will be able to profit,
Perhaps you may cause trembling.

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Divination » Effected through » Sorcery
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Isaiah 47:13 (show verse)

“You are wearied with your many counsels;
Let now the astrologers,
Those who prophesy by the stars,
Those who predict by the new moons,
Stand up and save you from what will come upon you.

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Divination » Practised by » Astrologers
Months » Idolaters prognosticated by
Prognostication » By astrologers
Salvation » What cannot save
Sciences » Astrology
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Stars » Astrology and star-gazing practised by the babylonians, &c

Isaiah 47:14 (show verse)

“Behold, they have become like stubble,

Fire burns them;

They cannot deliver themselves from the power of the flame;
There will be no coal to warm by
Nor a fire to sit before!

Fire » Frequently employed as an instrument of divine vengeance
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people

Isaiah 47:15 (show verse)

“So have those become to you with whom you have labored,
Who have trafficked with you from your youth;
Each has wandered in his own way;
There is none to save you.

No Themes for this verse.