Isaiah

Isaiah 47:1

¹“Go down and sit in the dust,

O Virgin Daughter of Babylon.

Sit on the ground without a throne,

O Daughter of the Chaldeans!^a

For you will no longer be called

tender or delicate.

Footnotes

a 47:1 That is, the Babylonians; also in verse 5

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Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go down	רְדִ֣י׀	rə·ḏî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
and sit	וּשְׁבִ֣י	ū·šə·ḇî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the dust	עָפָ֗ר	‘ā·p̄ār	Noun - masculine singular	H6083 dry earth, dust
O Virgin	בְּתוּלַת֙	bə·ṯū·laṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1330 virgin
Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of Babylon	בָּבֶ֔ל	bā·ḇel	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H894 Babel, Babylon
Sit	שְׁבִי־	šə·ḇî-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
on the ground	לָאָ֥רֶץ	lā·’ā·reṣ	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
without	אֵין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
a throne	כִּסֵּ֖א	kis·sê	Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
O Daughter	בַּת־	baṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H1323 daughter
of the Chaldeans	כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים	kaś·dîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H3778 Chaldean
For	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you will no	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
longer	תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙	ṯō·w·sî·p̄î	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular	H3254 add
be called	יִקְרְאוּ־	yiq·rə·’ū-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7121 call, proclaim, read
tender	רַכָּ֖ה	rak·kāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7390 tender, delicate, soft
or delicate	וַעֲנֻגָּֽה׃	wa·‘ă·nug·gāh	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - feminine singular	H6028 dainty

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Psalm 137:8 · Jeremiah 51:33 · Zechariah 2:7 · Jeremiah 46:11 · Jeremiah 50:42 · Isaiah 3:26 · Isaiah 37:22 · Psalm 18:27 · Jeremiah 48:18 · Isaiah 14:13–14 · Ezekiel 28:17 · Lamentations 2:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.