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Isaiah 47:5
“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The prophet relays a divine oracle to the personified Daughter of the Chaldeans, pronouncing her immediate loss of royal status.
The words — The Hebrew שְׁבִי (shevi) issues a command to "sit," immediately modified by דוּמָם (dumam) to mean "silently," establishing a posture of forced stillness.
The thread — The motif of enforced silence before divine authority appears in Habakkuk 2:20, while the overthrow of a proud, wealthy city parallels the judgment described in Revelation 18:16.
Why it lands — The text states the Chaldeans will no longer bear the title queen of kingdoms, requiring the reader to confront the certainty that human exaltation ends under divine judgment.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Cross-references
- Isaiah 47:7 You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.
- Habakkuk 2:20 But the LORD is in His holy temple; let all the earth be silent before Him.
- Revelation 18:16 saying: “Woe, woe to the great city, clothed in fine linen and purple and scarlet, adorned with gold and precious stones and pearls!
- 1 Samuel 2:9 He guards the steps of His faithful ones, but the wicked perish in darkness; for by his own strength shall no man prevail.
- Psalms 31:17 O LORD, let me not be ashamed, for I have called on You. Let the wicked be put to shame; let them lie silent in Sheol.
- Psalms 46:10 “Be still and know that I am God; I will be exalted among the nations, I will be exalted over the earth.”
- Isaiah 13:10 For the stars of heaven and their constellations will not give their light. The rising sun will be darkened, and the moon will not give its light.
- Isaiah 13:19 And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.
- Isaiah 14:4 you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
- Isaiah 14:23 “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.