Isaiah 47:1-7

Common English Bible

Daughter Babylon dethroned

47 Go down and sit in the dust,
    virgin Daughter Babylon!
Sit on the ground without a throne,
    Daughter Chaldea,
    because they will no longer call you tender and pampered.
²Take the millstones and grind flour!
Remove your veil, strip off your robe,
    expose your thighs, wade through the rivers!
³Your nakedness will be exposed,
    and your disgrace will be seen.
I will take vengeance;
    no one will intervene.^[a]
⁴Our redeemer has spoken;
    the Lord of heavenly forces is his name,
    the holy one of Israel.

⁵Sit silent and go into darkness, Daughter Chaldea,
    because they will no longer call you Queen of Kingdoms.
⁶I was enraged with my people;
    I made my inheritance impure
    and put them under your power.
You took no pity on them.
    You made your yoke heavy even on the elderly.
⁷    You said, “I’m forever; I’m the eternal mistress.”
    You didn’t stop and think;
    you didn’t consider the outcome.