Isa 47:1-3 | NET2full | STEP | “ Fall down ! Sit in the dirt , O virgin daughter Babylon ! Sit on the ground , not on a throne , O daughter of the Babylonians ! Indeed , you will no longer be called delicate and pampered .

‏ Isaiah 47:1-3

Babylon Will Fall

1 “Fall down! Sit in the dirt,
O virgin ^{▼▼tn בְּתוּלַה (betulah) often refers to a virgin, but the phrase “virgin daughter” is apparently stylized (see also 23:12; 37:22). In the extended metaphor of this chapter, where Babylon is personified as a queen (vv. 5, 7), she is depicted as being both a wife and mother (vv. 8-9).} daughter Babylon!
Sit on the ground, not on a throne,
O daughter of the Babylonians!
Indeed, ^{▼▼tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).} you will no longer be called delicate and pampered.
2 Pick up millstones and grind flour.
Remove your veil,
strip off your skirt,
expose your legs,
cross the streams.
3 Let your naked body be exposed.
Your shame will be on display! ^{▼▼tn Heb In this context “shame” is a euphemism referring to their naked bodies.}
I will get revenge;
I will not have pity on anyone,” ^{▼▼tn Heb “I will not meet a man.” The verb פָּגַע (paga‘) apparently carries the nuance “meet with kindness” here (cf. 64:5, and see BDB 803 s.v. Qal.2).}