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Never again will you be known as the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/isaiah/47.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/isaiah/47.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/isaiah/47.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you shall no longer be called The Lady of Kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/isaiah/47.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Sit silently, and go into darkness, Daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Sit silently, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/isaiah/47.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Sit silently, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no more be called The queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/isaiah/47.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Sit silently, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/isaiah/47.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For you will no longer be called The queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/isaiah/47.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Daughter Chaldea, sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/isaiah/47.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Daughter Chaldea, sit in silence and go into darkness. For you will no longer be called mistress of kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/isaiah/47.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/isaiah/47.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Babylon, be silent! Sit in the dark. No longer will nations accept you as their queen. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/isaiah/47.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called The lady of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/isaiah/47.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Go into the dark, and sit in silence, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/isaiah/47.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD says to Babylon, "Sit in silence and darkness; no more will they call you the queen of nations! <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/isaiah/47.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Sit silent, and enter into the darkness, you daughter of the Chaldeans; for no more will they call you Queen of Kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/isaiah/47.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />?Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/isaiah/47.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, O daughter of the Babylonians! Indeed, you will no longer be called 'Queen of kingdoms.' <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/isaiah/47.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />"Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/isaiah/47.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/isaiah/47.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />“Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called the mistress of kingdoms. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/isaiah/47.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />“Sit silent, and go into darkness, "" O daughter of the Chaldeans, "" For they no longer cry to you, Mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/isaiah/47.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, 'Mistress of kingdoms.'<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/isaiah/47.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Sit thou silently and go into darkness, thou daughter of the Chaldeans for thou shalt no more be added for them to call thee The mistress of kingdoms.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/isaiah/47.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called the lady of kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/isaiah/47.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Sit in silence, and enter into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called the noblewoman of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/isaiah/47.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Go into darkness and sit in silence, daughter of the Chaldeans, No longer shall you be called sovereign mistress of kingdoms. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/isaiah/47.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Sit in silence, and go into darkness, daughter Chaldea! For you shall no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/isaiah/47.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Sit silent and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for you shall no more be called, The mightiest of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/isaiah/47.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Dwell in confusion, enter into darkness, daughter of the Chaldeans, because they will not continue to call you mightiest of the kingdoms<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/isaiah/47.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; For thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/isaiah/47.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Sit thou down pierced with woe, go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: thou shalt no more be called the strength of a kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/isaiah/47-5.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=10501" 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">4</span>Our Redeemer—the LORD of Hosts is His name—is the Holy One of Israel. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3427.htm" title="3427: šə·ḇî (V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- A primitive root; properly, to sit down; by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry.">“Sit</a> <a href="/hebrew/1748.htm" title="1748: ḏū·mām (Adv) -- A silence, in silence, silently. From damam; still; adverbially, silently.">in silence</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇō·’î (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-fs) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and go</a> <a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="2822: ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- From chashak; the dark; hence darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness.">into darkness,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">O Daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3778.htm" title="3778: kaś·dîm (N-proper-mp) -- A region of S. Bab. and its inhab. (occasionally with enclitic) Kasdiymah; towards the Kasdites.">of Chaldea.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you will no</a> <a href="/hebrew/3254.htm" title="3254: ṯō·w·sî·p̄î (V-Hifil-Imperf-2fs) -- To add. A primitive root; to add or augment.">longer</a> <a href="/hebrew/7121.htm" title="7121: yiq·rə·’ū- (V-Qal-Imperf-3mp) -- To call, proclaim, read. A primitive root; to call out to.">be called</a> <a href="/hebrew/lāḵ (Prep:: 2fs) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1404.htm" title="1404: gə·ḇe·reṯ (N-fsc) -- Lady, queen, mistress. Feminine of gbiyr; mistress.">the queen</a> <a href="/hebrew/4467.htm" title="4467: mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ (N-fp) -- Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign. From malak; dominion, i.e. the estate or the country.">of kingdoms.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke.…<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</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.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-2.htm">Revelation 18:2</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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-39.htm">Jeremiah 50:39-40</a></span><br />So the desert creatures and hyenas will live there and ostriches will dwell there. It will never again be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation. / As God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah along with their neighbors,” declares the LORD, “no one will dwell there; no man will abide there.<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="/revelation/17-5.htm">Revelation 17:5</a></span><br />And on her forehead a mysterious name was written: BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.<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/50-13.htm">Jeremiah 50:13</a></span><br />Because of the wrath of the LORD, she will not be inhabited; she will become completely desolate. All who pass through Babylon will be horrified and will hiss at all her wounds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-37.htm">Jeremiah 51:37</a></span><br />Babylon will become a heap of rubble, a haunt for jackals, an object of horror and scorn, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nahum/3-5.htm">Nahum 3:5-7</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. / Then all who see you will recoil from you and say, ‘Nineveh is devastated; who will grieve for her?’ Where can I find comforters for you?”<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/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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/50-23.htm">Jeremiah 50:23</a></span><br />How the hammer of the whole earth lies broken and shattered! What a horror Babylon has become among the nations!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-29.htm">Jeremiah 51:29</a></span><br />The earth quakes and writhes because the LORD’s intentions against Babylon stand: to make the land of Babylon a desolation, without inhabitant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Revelation 18:19</a></span><br />Then they will throw dust on their heads as they weep and mourn and cry out: “Woe, woe to the great city, where all who had ships on the sea were enriched by her wealth! For in a single hour she has been destroyed.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-23.htm">Revelation 18:23</a></span><br />The light of a lamp will never shine in you again, and the voices of a bride and bridegroom will never call out in you again. For your merchants were the great ones of the earth, because all the nations were deceived by your sorcery.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Sit you silent, and get you into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for you shall no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.</p><p class="hdg">silent</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-20.htm">Isaiah 13:20</a></b></br> It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch tent there; neither shall the shepherds make their fold there.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-23.htm">Isaiah 14:23</a></b></br> I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the LORD of hosts.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_samuel/2-9.htm">1 Samuel 2:9</a></b></br> He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.</p><p class="hdg">for.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/47-7.htm">Isaiah 47:7</a></b></br> And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: <i>so</i> that thou didst not lay these <i>things</i> to thy heart, neither didst remember the latter end of it.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a></b></br> And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees' excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4</a></b></br> That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! 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In the ancient Near East, silence often symbolized submission or defeat. The call to silence indicates a cessation of power and influence, reflecting Babylon's impending judgment and humiliation. This is a reversal of their previous arrogance and pride, as seen in <a href="/isaiah/47-8.htm">Isaiah 47:8</a>, where Babylon boasts of its invincibility.<p><b>and go into darkness</b><br>Darkness here symbolizes both literal and metaphorical obscurity. It suggests a loss of power, prestige, and influence. Historically, Babylon was a center of learning and culture, often associated with enlightenment and wisdom. The command to go into darkness indicates a complete reversal of fortune, where Babylon's knowledge and influence are overshadowed by divine judgment. This imagery is consistent with other biblical passages where darkness represents judgment or calamity (e.g., <a href="/exodus/10-21.htm">Exodus 10:21-23</a>, <a href="/amos/5-18.htm">Amos 5:18-20</a>).<p><b>O Daughter of the Chaldeans</b><br>The term "Daughter of the Chaldeans" personifies Babylon, emphasizing its identity and heritage. The Chaldeans were a Semitic people who became the ruling class in Babylon. This phrase highlights the cultural and historical significance of Babylon as a dominant empire. The use of "daughter" suggests both a familial relationship and a sense of endearment, which makes the impending judgment more poignant. It also connects to other biblical references where cities or nations are personified as daughters (e.g., Daughter Zion in <a href="/isaiah/1-8.htm">Isaiah 1:8</a>).<p><b>For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms</b><br>Babylon was known as a powerful empire, often referred to as the "queen of kingdoms" due to its dominance and influence over other nations. This phrase prophesies the end of Babylon's supremacy and its fall from grace. Historically, this prophecy was fulfilled when Babylon was conquered by the Medo-Persian Empire under Cyrus the Great in 539 BC. The loss of this title signifies a dramatic shift in the geopolitical landscape, as Babylon's power and influence are stripped away. This also serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly power and the sovereignty of God over the nations, as seen in <a href="/daniel/2-21.htm">Daniel 2:21</a>, where God is described as the one who "removes kings and sets up kings."<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/daughter_of_chaldea.htm">Daughter of Chaldea</a></b><br>This term refers to Babylon, personified as a woman. The Chaldeans were a Semitic people who lived in southern Babylonia and were known for their influence and power in the region.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>A major city and empire in ancient Mesopotamia, known for its wealth, power, and idolatry. It was a significant oppressor of Israel and a symbol of human pride and rebellion against God.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/i/isaiah.htm">Isaiah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament who conveyed God's messages to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, often warning them of judgment and calling them to repentance.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a></b><br>The event of divine retribution that God pronounces upon Babylon for its pride and mistreatment of His people.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/s/silence_and_darkness.htm">Silence and Darkness</a></b><br>Symbolic of humiliation and the loss of power and prestige. It signifies the end of Babylon's dominance and the beginning of its downfall.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>God is in control of all nations and their destinies. No empire, regardless of its power, is beyond His reach or judgment.<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-exaltation. Humility before God is essential for individuals and nations alike.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_certainty_of_god's_justice.htm">The Certainty of God's Justice</a></b><br>God's justice may seem delayed, but it is certain. Believers can trust that God will ultimately right all wrongs and bring justice to the oppressed.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_repentance.htm">The Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Just as Babylon was called to account, individuals are called to examine their lives and repent of sin, turning to God for forgiveness and restoration.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_for_the_oppressed.htm">Hope for the Oppressed</a></b><br>The judgment of Babylon is a message of hope for those who suffer under oppression, assuring them that God sees their plight and will act on their behalf.<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_do_the_seals,_trumpets,_bowls_mean.htm">What do the Seven Seals, Trumpets, and Bowls signify?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_jesus_feel_forsaken_by_god.htm">Why did Jesus feel forsaken by God?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_is_the_thessalonian_church_important.htm">Why label evil as good and good as evil?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/proof_of_one_city_ruling_all_kings.htm">Revelation 17:18 claims a great city rules over the earth’s kings; what tangible proof exists that identifies a single city wielding such global power at any point in history?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/isaiah/47.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness</span>. The second strophe begins, like the first, with a double imperative. The fallen people is recommended to hide its shame in silence and darkness, as disgraced persons do who shrink from being seen by their fellows. <span class="cmt_word">Thou shalt no more be called The lady of kingdoms.</span> Babylon can scarcely have borne this title in Isaiah's time, or at any earlier period, unless it were a <span class="accented">very</span> remote one. She had been secondary to Assyria for at least six hundred years when Isaiah wrote, and under Sennacherib was ruled by viceroys of his appointment. But Isaiah's prophetic foresight enables him to realize the later period of Babylon's prosperity and glory under Nabopolassar and Nebuchadnezzar, when she became the inheritress of the greatness of Assyria, and exercised rule over a large portion of Western Asia. Nebuchadnezzar was, no doubt, as he is called by both Ezekiel (<a href="/ezekiel/26-7.htm">Ezekiel 26:7</a>) and Daniel (<a href="/daniel/2-37.htm">Daniel 2:37</a>), a "king of kings;" and Babylon was then an empress-state, exercising authority over many minor kingdoms. It is clear that, both in the earlier and the later chapters, the prophet realizes this condition of things (see <a href="/isaiah/13-19.htm">Isaiah 13:19</a>; <a href="/isaiah/14-4.htm">Isaiah 14:4-6, 12-17</a>; as well as the present passage). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/isaiah/47-5.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">Sit</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁבִ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ḇî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3427.htm">Strong's 3427: </a> </span><span class="str2">To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in silence</span><br /><span class="heb">דוּמָ֛ם</span> <span class="translit">(ḏū·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1748.htm">Strong's 1748: </a> </span><span class="str2">A silence, in silence, silently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and go</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבֹ֥אִי</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇō·’î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into darkness,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇa·ḥō·šeḵ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm">Strong's 2822: </a> </span><span class="str2">The dark, darkness, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness</span><br /><br /><span class="word">O Daughter</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Chaldea.</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(kaś·dîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> </span><span class="str2">Chaldeans -- a region of southern Babylon and its inhab</span><br /><br /><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you will no</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֤א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">longer</span><br /><span class="heb">תוֹסִ֙יפִי֙</span> <span class="translit">(ṯō·w·sî·p̄î)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3254.htm">Strong's 3254: </a> </span><span class="str2">To add, augment</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be called</span><br /><span class="heb">יִקְרְאוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(yiq·rə·’ū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7121.htm">Strong's 7121: </a> </span><span class="str2">To call, proclaim, read</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the queen</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּבֶ֖רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḇe·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1404.htm">Strong's 1404: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lady, queen, mistress</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of kingdoms.</span><br /><span class="heb">מַמְלָכֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(mam·lā·ḵō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4467.htm">Strong's 4467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Kingdom, sovereignty, dominion, reign</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/isaiah/47-5.htm">Isaiah 47:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/isaiah/47-5.htm">OT Prophets: Isaiah 47:5 Sit you silent and get you into (Isa Isi Is)</a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/isaiah/47-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Isaiah 47:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Isaiah 47:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Isaiah 47:6" /></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>