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I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you without pity.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your disgrace shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet <i>thee as</i> a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, Yes, your shame will be seen; I will take vengeance, And I will not arbitrate with a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame will also be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare anyone.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame also will be exposed; I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered; Your reproach also will be seen; I will take vengeance and will not spare a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Your nakedness will be uncovered, Your shame will also be exposed; I will take vengeance and will spare no man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered, and your disgrace will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered, and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You will suffer the shame of going naked, because I will take revenge, and no one can escape. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will accept no man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />People will see you naked. People will see your shame. I will take revenge. I won't spare anyone.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />People will see you naked; they will see you humbled and shamed. I will take vengeance, and no one will stop me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be exposed, and your disgrace will also be seen. I'll take vengeance, and I will spare no mortal.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered and your shame will be exposed. I will take vengeance; I will spare no one.?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Let your private parts be exposed! Your genitals will be on display! I will get revenge; I will not have pity on anyone," <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and will spare no man,"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness will be uncovered. Yes, your shame will be seen. I will take vengeance, and will spare no one.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Your nakedness is revealed, indeed, your reproach is seen, "" I take vengeance, and I do not meet a man.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Revealed is thy nakedness, yea, seen is thy reproach, Vengeance I take, and I meet not a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, also thy reproach shall be seen: I will take vengeance, I will not make peace with man.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be discovered, and thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and no man shall resist me. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Your disgrace will be revealed, and your shame will be seen. I will seize vengeance, and no man will withstand me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your shame be seen; I will take vengeance, I will yield to no entreaty, says<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, and your shame shall be seen. I will take vengeance, and I will spare no one.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, your shame shall be seen; I will execute vengeance upon you, and I will not meet you as a man.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Your nakedness shall be revealed and your shame will be seen; I shall take redemption from you and I shall not meet a man among you<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, Yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, And will let no man intercede.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Thy shame shall be uncovered, thy reproaches shall be brought to light: I will exact of thee due vengeance, I will no longer deliver thee to men.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/47-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/Xv9bHT-nr9s?start=10486" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">The Fall of Babylon Predicted</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Take millstones and grind flour; remove your veil; strip off your skirt, bare your thigh, and wade through the streams. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/6172.htm" title="6172: ‘er·wā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- Nakedness. From arah; nudity, literally or figuratively.">Your nakedness</a> <a href="/hebrew/1540.htm" title="1540: tig·gāl (V-Nifal-Imperf.Jus-3fs) -- To uncover, remove. A primitive root; to denude; by implication, to exile; figuratively, to reveal.">will be uncovered</a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/2781.htm" title="2781: ḥer·pā·ṯêḵ (N-fsc:: 2fs) -- A reproach. From charaph. contumely, disgrace, the pudenda.">your shame</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: tê·rā·’eh (V-Nifal-Imperf-3fs) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">will be exposed.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ’eq·qāḥ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">I will take</a> <a href="/hebrew/5359.htm" title="5359: nā·qām (N-ms) -- Vengeance. From naqam; revenge.">vengeance;</a> <a href="/hebrew/6293.htm" title="6293: ’ep̄·ga‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-1cs) -- To meet, encounter, reach. A primitive root; to impinge, by accident or violence, or by importunity.">I will spare</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">no</a> <a href="/hebrew/120.htm" title="120: ’ā·ḏām (N-ms) -- Man, mankind. From 'adam; ruddy i.e. A human being.">one.”</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-7.htm">Revelation 18:7-8</a></span><br />As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’ / Therefore her plagues will come in one day—death and grief and famine—and she will be consumed by fire, for mighty is the Lord God who judges her.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5-6</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will lift your skirts over your face. I will show your nakedness to the nations and your shame to the kingdoms. / I will pelt you with filth and treat you with contempt; I will make a spectacle of you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-31.htm">Jeremiah 50:31-32</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O arrogant one,” declares the Lord GOD of Hosts, “for your day has come, the time when I will punish you. / The arrogant one will stumble and fall with no one to pick him up. And I will kindle a fire in his cities to consume all those around him.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-25.htm">Jeremiah 51:25-26</a></span><br />“Behold, I am against you, O destroying mountain, you who devastate the whole earth, declares the LORD. I will stretch out My hand against you; I will roll you over the cliffs and turn you into a charred mountain. / No one shall retrieve from you a cornerstone or a foundation stone, because you will become desolate forever,” declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/16-37.htm">Ezekiel 16:37-39</a></span><br />therefore I will surely gather all the lovers with whom you found pleasure, all those you loved and all those you hated. I will gather them against you from all around and expose you before them, and they will see you completely naked. / And I will sentence you to the punishment of women who commit adultery and those who shed blood; so I will bring upon you the wrath of your bloodshed and jealousy. / Then I will deliver you into the hands of your lovers, and they will level your mounds and tear down your lofty shrines. They will strip off your clothes, take your fine jewelry, and leave you naked and bare.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/lamentations/1-8.htm">Lamentations 1:8-9</a></span><br />Jerusalem has sinned greatly; therefore she has become an object of scorn. All who honored her now despise her, for they have seen her nakedness; she herself groans and turns away. / Her uncleanness stains her skirts; she did not consider her end. Her downfall was astounding; there was no one to comfort her. Look, O LORD, on my affliction, for the enemy has triumphed!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zephaniah/2-15.htm">Zephaniah 2:15</a></span><br />This carefree city that dwells securely, that thinks to herself: “I am it, and there is none besides me,” what a ruin she has become, a resting place for beasts. Everyone who passes by her hisses and shakes his fist.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/13-22.htm">Jeremiah 13:22-26</a></span><br />And if you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It is because of the magnitude of your iniquity that your skirts have been stripped off and your body has been exposed. / Can the Ethiopian change his skin, or the leopard his spots? Neither are you able to do good—you who are accustomed to doing evil. / “I will scatter you like chaff driven by the desert wind. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/23-29.htm">Ezekiel 23:29</a></span><br />They will treat you with hatred, take all for which you have worked, and leave you naked and bare, so that the shame of your prostitution will be exposed. Your indecency and promiscuity<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2-3</a></span><br />And he cried out in a mighty voice: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a lair for demons and a haunt for every unclean spirit, every unclean bird, and every detestable beast. / All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19-22</a></span><br />And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah. / She will never be inhabited or settled from generation to generation; no nomad will pitch his tent there, no shepherd will rest his flock there. / But desert creatures will lie down there, and howling creatures will fill her houses. Ostriches will dwell there, and wild goats will leap about. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-10.htm">Revelation 18:10</a></span><br />In fear of her torment, they will stand at a distance and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, the mighty city of Babylon! For in a single hour your judgment has come.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-13.htm">Jeremiah 51:13</a></span><br />You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come; the thread of your life is cut.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-21.htm">Revelation 18:21</a></span><br />Then a mighty angel picked up a stone the size of a great millstone and cast it into the sea, saying: “With such violence the great city of Babylon will be cast down, never to be seen again.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Your nakedness shall be uncovered, yes, your shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet you as a man.</p><p class="hdg">I will take</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/34-1.htm">Isaiah 34:1-8</a></b></br> Come near, ye nations, to hear; and hearken, ye people: let the earth hear, and all that is therein; the world, and all things that come forth of it… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Isaiah 59:17,18</a></b></br> For he put on righteousness as a breastplate, and an helmet of salvation upon his head; and he put on the garments of vengeance <i>for</i> clothing, and was clad with zeal as a cloke… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/63-4.htm">Isaiah 63:4-6</a></b></br> For the day of vengeance <i>is</i> in mine heart, and the year of my redeemed is come… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/3-6.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/isaiah/22-6.htm">Exposed</a> <a href="/1_kings/13-6.htm">Intercede</a> <a href="/isaiah/41-1.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/38-19.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/isaiah/40-2.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/37-17.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/43-12.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/45-24.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/31-5.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Unclothed</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/35-4.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezekiel/16-55.htm">Condition</a> <a href="/jeremiah/36-30.htm">Exposed</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-16.htm">Intercede</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-6.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Mercy</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Nakedness</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-20.htm">Punishment</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-7.htm">Reproach</a> <a href="/isaiah/53-1.htm">Revealed</a> <a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Shame</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-2.htm">Spare</a> <a href="/micah/1-8.htm">Unclothed</a> <a href="/isaiah/57-8.htm">Uncovered</a> <a href="/isaiah/59-17.htm">Vengeance</a><div class="vheading2">Isaiah 47</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-1.htm">God's judgment upon Babylon and Chaldea</a></span><br><span class="reftext">6. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">For their unmercifulness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Pride</a></span><br><span class="reftext">10. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-10.htm">And over-boldness</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/isaiah/47-11.htm">Shall be irresistible</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical times, nakedness often symbolized shame and vulnerability (<a href="/genesis/3-7.htm">Genesis 3:7</a>, <a href="/isaiah/20-4.htm">Isaiah 20:4</a>). Babylon, once a powerful empire, is depicted as a woman stripped of her dignity and power. This imagery reflects the judgment and humiliation that God will bring upon Babylon for its pride and idolatry.<p><b>and your shame will be exposed.</b><br>The exposure of shame indicates the public revelation of Babylon's disgrace. In the ancient Near East, honor and shame were pivotal societal values. The exposure of shame would mean a complete loss of status and respect. This prophecy highlights the divine justice that will be meted out to Babylon, as its hidden sins are brought to light (<a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Jeremiah 51:24-25</a>).<p><b>I will take vengeance;</b><br>God's declaration of vengeance underscores His role as the ultimate judge. Vengeance in the biblical context is not about personal retaliation but about divine retribution for wrongdoing (<a href="/deuteronomy/32-35.htm">Deuteronomy 32:35</a>, <a href="/romans/12-19.htm">Romans 12:19</a>). This phrase assures that God will right the wrongs committed by Babylon, fulfilling His promise to defend His people and uphold His righteousness.<p><b>I will spare no one.”</b><br>This phrase emphasizes the totality of God's judgment. The comprehensive nature of the punishment indicates that no one in Babylon will escape the consequences of their actions. This reflects the seriousness of their offenses and the certainty of divine justice. It serves as a warning to all nations about the consequences of pride and rebellion against God (<a href="/revelation/18-8.htm">Revelation 18:8</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The city and empire that is the subject of God's judgment in <a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Isaiah 47</a>. Babylon is depicted as a proud and arrogant power that will be brought low.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>The prophet who delivers God's message of judgment against Babylon. Isaiah's prophecies often include themes of justice and the sovereignty of God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/g/god.htm">God</a></b><br>The ultimate judge who declares His intention to expose Babylon's shame and execute vengeance without sparing anyone.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_chaldeans.htm">The Chaldeans</a></b><br>The people of Babylon, often synonymous with the Babylonians, who are the recipients of this prophetic judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_exile.htm">The Exile</a></b><br>The historical context in which the Israelites were taken captive by Babylon, leading to prophecies of Babylon's eventual downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_judgment.htm">God's Sovereignty in Judgment</a></b><br>God is sovereign over all nations and empires. His judgment is just and inevitable for those who oppose His will and oppress His people.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_pride.htm">The Consequences of Pride</a></b><br>Babylon's downfall serves as a warning against pride and self-reliance. Nations and individuals alike must recognize their dependence on God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_divine_justice.htm">The Certainty of Divine Justice</a></b><br>God's promise to expose and judge Babylon assures believers that evil will not go unpunished. This provides hope and encouragement to those who suffer under injustice.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>While the prophecy is directed at Babylon, it serves as a reminder for all to examine their lives, repent of sin, and seek God's mercy.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_hope_of_redemption.htm">The Hope of Redemption</a></b><br>For the Israelites, the fall of Babylon signified the end of exile and the hope of return. Believers today can find hope in God's redemptive plans through Christ.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_isaiah_47.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Isaiah 47</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_the_new_anointing.htm">What does 'uncover the nakedness' mean in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nudism_acceptable_for_christians.htm">Can Christians acceptably practice nudism?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_nudity_allowed_in_heaven.htm">Is nudity allowed in heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_'uncover_nakedness'_mean.htm">What does "uncover the nakedness" mean in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/isaiah/47.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">I will not meet thee as a man.</span>--The words in italics show that the phrase is difficult. Omitting them we get <span class= "ital">I shall not meet a man, i.e., </span>there will be none to oppose me, or <span class= "ital">I will not spare a man.</span><p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">I will not meet thee as a man</span>; literally, <span class="accented">I</span> <span class="accented">shall not meet a man</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> "I shall not find any one to oppose me." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/47-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Your nakedness</span><br /><span class="heb">עֶרְוָתֵ֔ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(‘er·wā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6172.htm">Strong's 6172: </a> </span><span class="str2">Nakedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be uncovered</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּגָּל֙</span> <span class="translit">(tig·gāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1540.htm">Strong's 1540: </a> </span><span class="str2">To denude, to exile, to reveal</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">your shame</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶרְפָּתֵ֑ךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḥer·pā·ṯêḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2781.htm">Strong's 2781: </a> </span><span class="str2">Contumely, disgrace, the pudenda</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will be exposed.</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּרָאֶ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(tê·rā·’eh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will take</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶקָּ֔ח</span> <span class="translit">(’eq·qāḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">vengeance;</span><br /><span class="heb">נָקָ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(nā·qām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5359.htm">Strong's 5359: </a> </span><span class="str2">Vengeance</span><br /><br /><span class="word">I will spare</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶפְגַּ֖ע</span> <span class="translit">(’ep̄·ga‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6293.htm">Strong's 6293: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, by accident, violence, by importunity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">no</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹ֥א</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">one.</span><br /><span class="heb">אָדָֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḏām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_120.htm">Strong's 120: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruddy, a human being</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/47-3.htm">Isaiah 47:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/47-3.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 47:3 Your nakedness shall be uncovered yes your (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 47:4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>