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Isaiah 47:1 (show verse)
Come down, and sit on the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, Sit on the earth, there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'O tender and delicate one.'
Isaiah 47:2 (show verse)
Take millstones, and grind flour, Remove thy veil, draw up the skirt, Uncover the leg, pass over the floods.
Isaiah 47:3 (show verse)
Revealed is thy nakedness, yea, seen is thy reproach, Vengeance I take, and I meet not a man.
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Isaiah 47:4 (show verse)
Our redeemer is Jehovah of Hosts, His name is the Holy One of Israel.
Isaiah 47:5 (show verse)
Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'Mistress of kingdoms.'
Isaiah 47:6 (show verse)
I have been wroth against My people, I have polluted Mine inheritance And I give them into thy hand, Thou hast not appointed for them mercies, On the aged thou hast made thy yoke very heavy,
Isaiah 47:7 (show verse)
And thou sayest, 'To the age I am mistress,' While thou hast not laid these things to thy heart, Thou hast not remembered the latter end of it.
Isaiah 47:8 (show verse)
And now, hear this, O luxurious one, Who is sitting confidently -- Who is saying in her heart, 'I am, and none else, I sit not a widow, nor know bereavement.'
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
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
Isaiah 47:9 (show verse)
And come in to thee do these two things, In a moment, in one day, childlessness and widowhood, According to their perfection they have come upon thee, In the multitude of thy sorceries, In the exceeding might of thy charms.
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
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)
And thou art confident in thy wickedness, Thou hast said, 'There is none seeing me,' Thy wisdom and thy knowledge, It is turning thee back, And thou sayest in thy heart, 'I am, and none else.'
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
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)
And come in on thee hath evil, Thou knowest not its rising, And fall on thee doth mischief, Thou art not able to pacify it, And come on thee suddenly doth desolation, Thou knowest not.
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
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, I pray thee, in thy charms, And in the multitude of thy sorceries, In which thou hast laboured from thy youth, It may be thou art able to profit, It may be thou dost terrify!
Isaiah 47:13 (show verse)
Thou hast been wearied in the multitude of thy counsels, Stand up, I pray thee, and save thee, Let the charmers of the heavens, Those looking on the stars, Those teaching concerning the months, From those things that come on thee!
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
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)
Lo, they have been as stubble! Fire hath burned them, They deliver not themselves from the power of the flame, There is not a coal to warm them, a light to sit before it.
Isaiah 47:15 (show verse)
So have they been to thee with whom thou hast laboured, Thy merchants from thy youth, Each to his passage they have wandered, Thy saviour is not!
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