Isaiah 47:3

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
nakedness	עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ 'er.va.Tekh	H6172	nudity · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
uncovered	תִּגָּל֙ ti.Gal	H1540	to denude (especially in a disgraceful sense) · verb, niphal jussive, 3rd person feminine singular
shame	חֶרְפָּתֵ֑ךְ cher.pa.Tekh	H2781	contumely · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person feminine singular
seen	תֵּרָאֶ֖ה te.ra.'Eh	H7200	to see · verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
take	אֶקָּ֔ח 'e.Kach	H3947	to take (in the widest variety of applications) · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
vengeance	נָקָ֣ם na.Kam	H5359	revenge · noun, common masculine singular absolute
meet	אֶפְגַּ֖ע 'ef.Ga'	H6293	to impinge · verb, qal imperfect, 1st person common singular
man	אָדָֽם 'a.Dam	H120	ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Nahum 3:5 Behold, I am against thee, saith the LORD of hosts; and I will discover thy skirts upon thy face, and I will shew the nations thy nakedness,…
Jeremiah 51:20-24 Thou art my battle axe and weapons of war: for with thee will I break in pieces the nations, and with thee will I destroy kingdoms;
Jeremiah 50:27-28 Slay all her bullocks; let them go down to the slaughter: woe unto them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
Revelation 16:19 And the great city was divided into three parts, and the cities of the nations fell: and great Babylon came in remembrance before God, to gi…
Deuteronomy 32:35 To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that…
Deuteronomy 32:41-43 If I whet my glittering sword, and mine hand take hold on judgment; I will render vengeance to mine enemies, and will reward them that hate…
Psalms 94:1-2 O LORD God, to whom vengeance belongeth; O God, to whom vengeance belongeth, shew thyself.
Psalms 137:8-9 O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy shall he be, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:1-6

In these verses God by the prophet sends a messenger even to Babylon, like that of Jonah to Nineveh: "The time is at hand when Babylon shall be destroyed." Fair warning is thus given her, that she may by repentance prevent the ruin and there may be a lengthening of her tranquility. We may observe here, I. God's controversy with Babylon. We will begin with that, for there all the calamity begins; she has made God her enemy, and then who can befriend her: Let her know that the righteous Judge, to whom vengeance belongs, has said (Isa 47:3), I will take vengeance. She has provoked God, and shall be reckoned with for it when the measure of her iniquities is full. Woe to those on whom God comes t…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 47:3

not meet . . . as a man--rather, "I will not meet a man," that is, suffer man to intercede with me--give man an audience [HORSLEY]. Or, "I will not make peace with any man," before all are destroyed. Literally, "strike a league with"; a phrase arising from the custom of striking hands together in making a compact [MAURER], (see on Pro 17:18; Pro 22:26; Pro 11:15, Margin). Or else from striking the victims sacrificed in making treaties.

John Gill on Isaiah 47:3

Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen,.... Not only stripped of their garments, and have nothing to cover their naked bodies, being spoiled of all by the soldiers; but should have nothing to cover those parts which women are most ashamed should be exposed to view, and which is often the case of such who fall into the hands of the conquerors. It is said of the whore of Rome, of mystical Babylon, that the kings of the earth should hate her, and make her desolate and naked, Revelation 17:16, I will take vengeance; for though the Medes and Persians were the instruments, the destruction was of the Lord, who took vengeance of the Chaldeans, for their ill usage of his peop…

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John Calvin on Isaiah 47:3

The Church Fathers

"Bare your legs and cross the rivers. Your shame will be uncovered and your disgrace shown." For she was once led into captivity. She was taken from her own land into that of the victors. Being between the two rivers, they had to cross on their feet and uncover themselves. What decorum the women had was lost, and out of necessity even the private parts of their bodies were exposed to many.
— Cyril of Alexandria, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 4:3.47:1-3

"Come down, sit on the ground, virgin daughter of Babylon." Isaiah calls her "virgin" not because she was chaste—in fact she was corrupt and shameless—but because she was dressed in the manner of a virgin. "Sit down on the ground; it is not a throne." You have been deprived of royalty, he says; you have changed place with a slave. "Sink down into the shades, O daughter of the Chaldeans, for you shall no more be called tender and luxurious." You have lost your good fortune of former times; you do not revel in the misfortunes of others.… The one who has redeemed you has the name "the Lord of Hosts." If anyone wants to understand this passage as applying equally to Babylon, one should recognize that through its punishment it has been spared from sinning more. Because Babylon no longer was in power, it no longer sinned and gained the benefit of avoiding greater sins.
— Theodoret of Cyrus, COMMENTARY ON ISAIAH 14:47.1-4

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Dictionary and topics

Captive — One taken in war. Captives were often treated with great cruelty and indignity (1 Kings 20:32; Josh. 10:24; Judg. 1:7; 2 Sam. 4:12; Judg. 8:7; 2 Sam. 12:31; 1 Chr. 20:3). When a city was taken by…
Naked — This word denotes (1) absolute nakedness (Gen. 2:25; Job 1:21; Eccl. 5:15; Micah 1:8; Amos 2:16); (2) being poorly clad (Isa. 58:7; James 2:15). It denotes also (3) the state of one who has laid…
Babylon · Predictions respecting: Destruction of — Predictions respecting: Destruction of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Isaiah 47:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 47:3

John Gill on Isaiah 47:3

John Calvin on Isaiah 47:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Isaiah 47:3

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:1-6

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Isaiah 47:3

John Gill on Isaiah 47:3

John Calvin on Isaiah 47:3

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Isaiah 47:3

Rashi on Isaiah 47:3