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Themes in Isaiah 47

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Themes in Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47:1 (show verse)

“Go down and sit in the dust,
Virgin Daughter Babylon.
Sit on the ground without a throne,
Daughter Chaldea!
For you will no longer be called pampered and spoiled.

Babylon » As a power, was » Grand and stately
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c

Isaiah 47:2 (show verse)

Take millstones and grind meal;
remove your veil,
strip off your skirt, bare your thigh,
wade through the streams.

Mill » Upper and lower stones of
Mills » Illustrative » (grinding at,) of degradation, &c
Mills » Used for grinding » Corn
Shoes » Illustrative » (taken off,) of an ignominious and servile condition

Isaiah 47:3 (show verse)

Your nakedness will be uncovered,
and your shame will be exposed.
I will take vengeance;
I will spare no one.

No Themes for this verse.

Isaiah 47:4 (show verse)

The Holy One of Israel is our Redeemer;
Yahweh of Hosts is His name.

Christ » Received » Redeemer
Redemption » The lord being the redeemer

Isaiah 47:5 (show verse)

“Daughter Chaldea,
sit in silence and go into darkness.
For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.

Babylon » As a power, was » Grand and stately
Babylon » Was called » Lady of kingdoms

Isaiah 47:6 (show verse)

I was angry with My people;
I profaned My possession,
and I placed them under your control.
You showed them no mercy;
you made your yoke very heavy on the elderly.

Babylon » As a power, was » Cruel and destructive
Babylon » As a power, was » An instrument of God's vengeance on other nations

Isaiah 47:7 (show verse)

You said, ‘I will be the mistress forever.’
You did not take these things to heart
or think about their outcome.

Babylon » As a power, was » Secure and self-confident
Security » FALSE » Is inconsiderate and forgetful

Isaiah 47:8 (show verse)

“So now hear this, lover of luxury,
who sits securely,
who says to herself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.
I will never be a widow
or know the loss of children.’

worldly Amusements and pleasures » Indulgence in » A characteristic of the wicked
Amusements and worldly pleasures » Characteristic of » The wicked
Babylon » As a power, was » Secure and self-confident
Carnal security » Grief
false Confidence » Self-confidence, an element of insecurity » The danger of
Indifference » In spirit
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
Security » Carnal, leads men to dream of escape from common ills » Grief
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security

Isaiah 47:9 (show verse)

These two things will happen to you
suddenly, in one day:
loss of children and widowhood.
They will happen to you in their entirety,
in spite of your many sorceries
and the potency of your spells.

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Fortune telling » Sorcery
Magic » Sorcery
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security
Security » FALSE » Ruin will overtake it
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Widow's » Illustrative of » A desolate condition
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » False security

Isaiah 47:10 (show verse)

You were secure in your wickedness;
you said, ‘No one sees me.’
Your wisdom and knowledge
led you astray.
You said to yourself,
‘I exist, and there is no one else.’

Babylon » Remarkable for » Wisdom of senators
Babylon » Inhabitants of » Wicked
Desolation » Why desolation comes
Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Exaltation » Of self » Self-exaltation, the folly of
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Perversion » What perverts
Pride » Examples of » Haman
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Trust » The reward for trusting in wickedness
false Trusts » General references to
Wisdom » The reward for trusting in your own wisdom
God, Wisdom of » The wicked question
FALSE » Trusts » General references to

Isaiah 47:11 (show verse)

But disaster will happen to you;
you will not know how to avert it.
And it will fall on you,
but you will be unable to ward it off.
Devastation will happen to you suddenly
and unexpectedly.

Desolation » Why desolation comes
Destruction » Sudden
Evil » Who shall have evil upon them
Insecurity of the wicked » The sudden overthrow of sinners
Mischief » Who falls into mischief
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Sudden destruction » The sudden overthrow of sinners
Trust » The reward for trusting in wickedness
Wisdom » The reward for trusting in your own wisdom

Isaiah 47:12 (show verse)

So take your stand with your spells
and your many sorceries,
which you have wearied yourself with from your youth.
Perhaps you will be able to succeed;
perhaps you will inspire terror!

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Divination » Effected through » Sorcery
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians

Isaiah 47:13 (show verse)

You are worn out with your many consultations.
So let them stand and save you—
the astrologers, who observe the stars,
who predict monthly
what will happen to you.

Babylon » Inhabitants of » Addicted to magic
Divination » Practised by » Astrologers
Months » Idolaters prognosticated by
Prognostication » By astrologers
Salvation » What cannot save
Sciences » Astrology
Sorcery » Practiced » By the babylonians
Stars » Astrology and star-gazing practised by the babylonians, &c

Isaiah 47:14 (show verse)

Look, they are like stubble;
fire burns them up.
They cannot deliver themselves
from the power of the flame.
This is not a coal for warming themselves,
or a fire to sit beside!

Fire » Frequently employed as an instrument of divine vengeance
Stubble » Figurative » Of wicked people

Isaiah 47:15 (show verse)

This is what they are to you—
those who have wearied you
and have traded with you from your youth—
each wanders on his own way;
no one can save you.

No Themes for this verse.