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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 on [the] dust, virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of Chaldea! For {they shall no longer call} you 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] pair of mill stones and grind flour! Uncover your veil, strip off [your] skirt, uncover [your] thigh, pass through [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 shall be exposed; indeed, your shame shall become visible. I will take vengeance and I will not {spare} a person.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 47:4 (show verse)

Our redeemer, Yahweh 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 the darkness, daughter of Chaldea, for {they shall no longer call} you mistress 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 inheritance, and I gave them into your hand. You did not {give} them mercy; 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)

And you said, "I shall be an eternal mistress forever!" You did not set these [things] upon your heart; you did not remember its end.

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

Therefore now hear this, luxuriant [one] who sits in security, who says in her heart, "I [am], and besides me [there is] no one. I shall not sit [as] a widow, and I shall not know [the] 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

Isaiah 47:9 (show verse)

And these two shall come to you [in] a moment, in one day: [the] loss of children and widowhood shall come on you {completely}, in spite of your many sorceries, in spite of the power of your great enchantments.

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)

And you felt secure in your wickedness; you said, "{No one} sees me." Your wisdom and your knowledge led you astray, and you said in your heart, "I [am], and besides me [there is] no one."

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)

And evil shall come upon you, you will not know; it will be on the lookout for her. And disaster shall fall upon you; you will not be able to {avert} it. And ruin shall come on you suddenly; you do not know.

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, now, in your enchantments, and in your many sorceries with which you have labored from your youth. Perhaps you may be able to benefit; perhaps you may {scare away}.

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

Isaiah 47:13 (show verse)

You struggle with your many consultations; let them stand, now, and save you-- those who see the stars, divide [the] {celestial sphere}, who inform by new moons-- from [those things] that are coming 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)

Look! They are like stubble; [the] fire burns them completely. They cannot deliver {themselves} from [the] {power} of [the] flame; there is no coal {for warming oneself}, [no] fire before which to sit.

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

Isaiah 47:15 (show verse)

So are to you [those with] whom you have labored, your traders from your youth. They wander, each to his side; there is no one who can save you.

No Themes for this verse.