Isaiah 47:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Isaiah 47:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Isaiah 47:1 is a verse from the book of Isaiah in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the C..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Isaiah 47:1 — KJV
“Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.”
— Isaiah 47:1 (KJV)
Isaiah 47:1 in Context — About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah is the prince of prophets — soaring visions of God's holiness, searing warnings, and the Old Testament's clearest portraits of the coming Messiah: born of a virgin, wounded for our transgressions, a man of sorrows. Comfort and strength for the weary run through every chapter.
Cross-References for Isaiah 47:1
“The elders of the daughter of Zion sit upon the ground, and keep silence: they have cast up dust upon their heads; they have girded themselves with sackcloth: the virgins of Jerusalem hang down their heads to the ground.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 47:1: down, sit, dust
“Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 47:1: sit, daughter, chaldeans
“Then all the princes of the sea shall come down from their thrones, and lay away their robes, and put off their broidered garments: they shall clothe themselves with trembling; they shall sit upon the ground, and shall tremble at every moment, and be astonished at thee. trembling: Heb. tremblings”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 47:1: come, down, sit
“And thou shalt have a paddle upon thy weapon; and it shall be, when thou wilt ease thyself abroad, thou shalt dig therewith, and shalt turn back and cover that which cometh from thee: wilt...: Heb. sittest down”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 47:1: come, down, sit
“The tender and delicate woman among you, which would not adventure to set the sole of her foot upon the ground for delicateness and tenderness, her eye shall be evil toward the husband of her bosom, and toward her son, and toward her daughter,”
Shares key themes with Isaiah 47:1: daughter, ground, tender
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