Isaiah 47:5

What does Isaiah 47:5 mean?

A plain-English look at Isaiah 47:5 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

Be seated in the dark without a word, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will no longer be named, The Queen of Kingdoms.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, `Mistress of kingdoms.'

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called the lady of kingdoms.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

Sit silent, and get thee into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called, Mistress of kingdoms.

Context

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

v.5This passage

v.6I was wroth with my people, I profaned mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand: thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.

Cross references

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

  • Revelation 17:18

    And the woman whom thou sawest is the great city, which reigneth over the kings of the earth.

  • Revelation 18:16

    saying, Woe, woe, the great city, she that was arrayed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, and decked with gold and precious stone and pearl!

  • Lamentations 1:1

    How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people! She is become as a widow, that was great among the nations! She that was a princess among the provinces is become tributary!

  • 1 Samuel 2:9

    He will keep the feet of his holy ones; But the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; For by strength shall no man prevail.

  • Jeremiah 8:14

    Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the fortified cities, and let us be silent there; for Jehovah our God hath put us to silence, and given us water of gall to drink, because we have sinned against Jehovah.

  • Isaiah 14:4

    that thou shalt take up this parable against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the golden city ceased!

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