Isaiah-Chap-47
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אֱלֹהֵיכֶם -
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With Rabbi, Dr. Reuven Ben
Avraham-Goossens, PhD.
Introduction:
In Chapter 47, the prophet of אֱלֹהִים - Elohim (God) turns his gaze toward Babylon, the “Mistress of Kingdoms”. This is a taunt-song, a Divine judgment against the pride of a nation that believed itself invincible. While the previous chapters offered comfort to Israel, this chapter serves as a stark warning to the oppressors. It personifies Babylon as a pampered queen who is suddenly stripped of her status and reduced to the toil of a slave.
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Let us now read Yeshayahu - Isaiah Chapter 47: (JPS-1917 version from the Tanakh).
1. Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground without a throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.
2. Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.
3. Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen; I will take vengeance, and will let no man intercede.
4. Our Redeemer, צְבָאוֹת-יְהוָה - the LORD of hosts is His Name, The Holy One of Israel.
5. Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called the mistress of kingdoms.
6. I was wroth with My people, I profaned Mine inheritance, and gave them into thy hand; thou didst show them no mercy; upon the aged hast thou very heavily laid thy yoke.
7. And thou saidst: ‘For ever shall I be mistress’; so that thou didst not lay these things to thy heart, neither didst remember the end thereof.
8. Now therefore hear this, thou that art given to pleasures, that sittest securely, that sayest in thy heart: ‘I am, and there is none else beside me; I shall not sit as a widow, neither shall I know the loss of children’;
9. But these two things shall come to thee in a moment in one day, the loss of children, and widowhood; in their full measure shall they come upon thee, for the multitude of thy sorceries, and the great abundance of thine enchantments.
10. And thou hast been secure in thy wickedness, thou hast said: ‘None seeth me’; thy wisdom and thy knowledge, it hath perverted thee; and thou hast said in thy heart. ‘I am, and there is none else beside me’.
11. Yet shall evil came upon thee; thou shalt not know how to charm it away; and calamity shall fall upon thee; thou shalt not be able to put it away; and ruin shall come upon thee suddenly, before thou knowest.
12. Stand now with thine enchantments, and with the multitude of thy sorceries, wherein thou hast laboured from thy youth; if so be thou shalt be able to profit, if so be thou mayest prevail.
13. Thou art wearied in the multitude of thy counsels; let now the astrologers, the stargazers, the monthly prognosticators, stand up, and save thee from the things that shall come upon thee.
14. Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them; they shall not deliver themselves from the power of the flame; it shall not be a coal to warm at, nor a fire to sit before.
15. Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured; they that have trafficked with thee from thy youth shall wander every one to his quarter; there shall be none to save thee.
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Let us learn more from this ‘verse by verse’ section as well as
Explanations:
1: The Fall from the
Throne:
Explanation: אֱלֹהִים - Elohim commands the “virgin daughter of Babylon” to come down and sit in the dust. The “throne” is gone; she who was once “tender and delicate” must now sit on the bare ground.
2: The
Slave’s Toil:
Explanation: She is told to take the millstones and grind meal. This is the ultimate humiliation for a noblewoman, manual labour in the sun, forced to uncover her hair and legs to wade through rivers.
3:
Unstoppable Vengeance:
Explanation: Her “nakedness shall be uncovered”. אֱלֹהִים declares, “I will take vengeance, and will let no man intercede”. This judgment is final and personal from the Almighty!
4: The
Redeemer’s Name:
Explanation: Amidst the judgment, the prophet identifies the source: “Our Redeemer, צְבָאוֹת-יְהוָה - the LORD of hosts is His Name, the Holy One of Israel”.
5: Into
the Shadows:
Explanation: Babylon is told to sit in silence and enter into darkness. She shall no longer be called the “mistress of kingdoms”
6: The
Cruel Caretaker:
Explanation: אֱלֹהִים admits He was wroth with His people and gave them into Babylon’s hand, but Babylon showed them “no mercy”. Even upon the aged, she made her yoke “very heavy”.
7: Fatal
Arrogance:
Explanation: Babylon boasted, “I shall be a mistress for ever”. She lived for the moment and never considered the “latter end” or the consequences of her cruelty.
8: The “I
AM” Delusion:
Explanation: Babylon says in her heart, “I am, and there is none else beside me”. She believed she would never sit as a widow or know the loss of children.
9: Sudden
Desolation:
Explanation: Both widowhood and the loss of children will come upon her “in a moment in one day” Her “multitude of sorceries” and “enchantments” will not be able to stop it.
10: Wicked
Security:
Explanation: She felt secure in her wickedness, thinking “None seeth me”. Her own “wisdom and knowledge” perverted her, leading her to claim the divine title “I am”.
11: The
Unstoppable Evil.
Explanation: Evil shall come upon her, and she will not know “the dawning thereof”. Mischief shall fall, and she will be unable to “put it away” with any sacrifice or charm.
12-13: The
Failure of the Occult:
Explanation: אֱלֹהִים mocks her astrologers and star-gazers. He tells her to stand fast with her enchantments and see if they can profit her. They are "wearied in the multitude of thy counsels."
14: Like
Stubble:
Explanation: These “wise men” shall be as stubble; the fire shall burn them. They cannot even deliver themselves from the power of the flame. It is not a coal to warm by, but a consuming fire.
15:
Wandering in Vain:
Explanation: Those she laboured with from her youth, her merchants and counselors will each wander “to his own quarter”. There shall be “none to save” her.
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My Closing Message:
Chapter 47 is a profound meditation on the fragility of human power. It reminds us that when a nation or an individual loses their sense of “the latter end” the accountability we all face, they fall into the delusion of “I am”. Babylon’s sin was not just her power, but her lack of mercy toward the vulnerable and the aged. The Holy One of Israel stands as our “Redeemer” who sees the hidden suffering and restores the balance of justice!
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