Isaiah 47:5

Conservative English Version

Babylon, be silent! Sit in the dark. No longer will nations accept you as their queen.

Cross References

Psalm 31:17

I pray only to you. Don't disappoint me. Disappoint my cruel enemies until they lie silent in their graves.

Psalm 46:10

Our God says, "Calm down, and learn that I am God! All nations on earth will honor me."

Isaiah 13:10

Light will disappear from the stars in the sky; the dawning sun will turn dark, and the moon will lose its glow.

Isaiah 14:23

The LORD will sweep out the people, and the land will become a swamp for wild animals.

Isaiah 14:4

Then you will make fun of the King of Babylonia by singing this song: That cruel monster is done for! He won't attack us again.

Isaiah 21:9

Now I see column after column of cavalry troops." Right away someone shouted, "Babylon has fallen! Every idol in the city lies broken on the ground."

Isaiah 23:2

Mourn in silence, you shop owners of Sidon, you people on the coast. Your sailors crossed oceans, making your city rich.

Isaiah 47:1

City of Babylon, You are delicate and untouched, but that will change. Surrender your royal power and sit in the dirt.

Isaiah 47:7

You thought that you would be queen forever. You didn't care what you did; it never entered your mind that you might get caught.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will put an end to your parties and wedding celebrations; no one will grind grain or be here to light the lamps at night.

Jeremiah 8:14

The people of Judah say to each other, "What are we waiting for? Let's run to a town with walls and die there. We rebelled against the LORD, and we were sentenced to die by drinking poison.

Lamentations 1:1

Jerusalem, once so crowded, lies deserted and lonely. This city that was known all over the world is now like a widow. This queen of the nations has been made a slave.

Lamentations 2:10

Zion's leaders are silent. They just sit on the ground, tossing dirt on their heads and wearing sackcloth. Her young women can do nothing but stare at the ground.

Habakkuk 2:20

Let all the world be silent-- the LORD is present in his holy temple.

Zechariah 2:13

Everyone, be silent! The LORD is present and moving about in his holy place.

Jude 1:13

Their shameful deeds show up like foam on wild ocean waves. They are like wandering stars forever doomed to the darkest pits of hell.

Revelation 17:18

The woman you saw is the great city that rules over all kings on earth.

Revelation 18:7

That woman honored herself with a life of luxury. Reward her now with suffering and pain. "Deep in her heart Babylon said, 'I am the queen! Never will I be a widow or know what it means to be sad.'

1 Samuel 2:9

You protect your loyal people, but everyone who is evil will die in darkness. We cannot win a victory by our own strength.