Isaiah 47:1

God's Word

Go, sit in the dirt, virgin princess of Babylon! Sit on the ground, not on a throne, princess of the Babylonians! You will no longer be called soft and delicate.

Cross References

Job 2:13

Then they sat down on the ground with him for seven days and seven nights. No one said a word to him because they saw that he was in such great pain.

Job 2:8

Job took a piece of broken pottery to scratch himself as he sat in the ashes.

Psalm 137:8

You destructive people of Babylon, blessed is the one who pays you back with the same treatment you gave us.

Psalm 18:27

You save humble people, but you bring down a conceited look.

Psalm 89:44

You put an end to his splendor and hurled his throne to the ground.

Isaiah 13:1

This is the divine revelation which Isaiah, son of Amoz, saw about Babylon.

Isaiah 13:13

I will make heaven tremble, and the earth will be shaken from its place when the Lord of Armies is angry. At that time he will be very angry.

Isaiah 14:1

The Lord will have compassion for Jacob and again choose Israel. He will resettle them in their own country. Foreigners will join them and unite with the descendants of Jacob.

Isaiah 21:1

This is the divine revelation about the desert by the sea. Like a storm sweeping through the Negev, an invader will come from the desert, from a terrifying land.

Isaiah 23:12

He says, “You will no longer be joyful, my dear abused people Sidon.” Get up, and travel to Cyprus. Even there you will find no rest.

Isaiah 26:5

He has brought down those who live high in the towering city. He levels it. He levels it to the ground and throws it into the dust.

Isaiah 3:26

The gates of Zion will cry and grieve, and Zion will sit on the ground, exhausted.

Isaiah 37:22

This is the message that the Lord speaks to him, ‘My dear people in Zion despise you and laugh at you. My people in Jerusalem shake their heads behind your back.

Isaiah 52:2

Shake the dust from yourselves. Get up, captive Jerusalem. Free yourself from the chains around your neck, captive people of Zion.

Jeremiah 13:18

Say to the king and his mother, “Come down from your thrones, because your crowns have fallen off your heads.”

Jeremiah 46:11

Go to Gilead, and get medicine, dear people of Egypt. You have used many medicines without results; you can’t be cured.

Jeremiah 48:18

“People of Dibon, come down from your place of honor and sit on the dry ground. The destroyers of Moab will attack you. They will destroy your fortresses.

Jeremiah 50:1

This is the message that the Lord spoke about Babylon and the land of the Babylonians through the prophet Jeremiah.

Jeremiah 50:42

They will take hold of bows and spears. They will be cruel and have no compassion. They will sound like the sea when it roars. They will ride horses. They are ready for war, ready to attack you, people of Babylon.

Jeremiah 51:1

This is what the Lord says: I will stir up a destructive wind against Babylon and against the people who live in Leb Kamai.

Jeremiah 51:33

This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: The people of Babylon are like a threshing floor at the time it is trampled. Their harvest time will come soon.

Jeremiah 51:51

We have been put to shame, and we have been disgraced. Shame covers our faces, because foreigners have gone into the holy places of the Lord’s temple.

Lamentations 2:10

The respected leaders of Zion’s people sit silently on the ground. They throw dirt on their heads and put on sackcloth. The young women of Jerusalem bow their heads to the ground.

Lamentations 2:21

Young and old lie on the ground in the streets. My young women and men are cut down by swords. You killed them on the day of your anger. You slaughtered them without any pity.

Lamentations 4:5

Those who used to eat delicacies are now destitute in the streets. Those who used to wear expensive clothes now pick through piles of garbage.

Ezekiel 26:16

Then the princes from the coast will come down from their thrones. They will remove their robes and take off their embroidered clothes. Dressed in terror, they will sit on the ground. They will tremble constantly and be shocked at you.

Ezekiel 28:17

You became too proud because of your beauty. You wasted your wisdom because of your greatness. So I threw you to the ground and left you in front of the kings so that they could see you.

Jonah 3:6

When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he got up from his throne, took off his robe, put on sackcloth, and sat in ashes.

Haggai 2:22

I will overthrow the thrones of kingdoms and destroy the power of nations. I will overthrow chariots and their riders, and the horses will fall along with their riders. They will kill one another with swords.

Zechariah 2:7

Hurry, Zion! Escape, you inhabitants of Babylon!

Revelation 18:7

She gave herself glory and luxury. Now give her just as much torture and misery. She says to herself, ‘I’m a queen on a throne, not a widow. I’ll never be miserable.’