Isaiah 47:3

What does Isaiah 47:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 47:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Revealed is thy nakedness, yea, seen is thy reproach, Vengeance I take, and I meet not a man.

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Thy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will meet none [to stay me]. ...

Context

v.2Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.

v.3This passage

v.4Our Redeemer, Jehovah of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Jeremiah 51:34

    Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon hath devoured me, he hath crushed me, he hath made me an empty vessel, he hath, like a monster, swallowed me up, he hath filled his maw with my delicacies; he hath cast me out.

  • Jeremiah 50:27

    Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.

  • Hebrews 10:30

    For we know him that said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense. And again, The Lord shall judge his people.

  • Jeremiah 51:11

    Make sharp the arrows; hold firm the shields: Jehovah hath stirred up the spirit of the kings of the Medes; because his purpose is against Babylon, to destroy it: for it is the vengeance of Jehovah, the vengeance of his temple.

  • Isaiah 59:17

    And he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and a helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on garments of vengeance for clothing, and was clad with zeal as a mantle.

  • Revelation 18:20

    Rejoice over her, thou heaven, and ye saints, and ye apostles, and ye prophets; for God hath judged your judgment on her.

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