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 · 2000Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.
KJV
King James Version · 1611Thy 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 · 1901Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.
BBE
Bible in Basic English · 1949The shame of your unclothed condition will be seen by all: I will give punishment without mercy,
YLT
Young's Literal Translation · 1862Revealed is thy nakedness, yea, seen is thy reproach, Vengeance I take, and I meet not a man.
DRA
Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752Thy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me.
DBY
Darby Bible · 1890thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will meet none [to stay me]. ...
Context
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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