Isaiah 47:2

New International Reader's Version

Get millstones and grind some flour like a female slave. Take off your veil. Lift up your skirts. Make your legs bare. Wade through the streams.

Cross References

Genesis 24:65

She asked the servant, “Who is that man in the field coming to meet us?” “He’s my master,” the servant answered. So she covered her face with her veil.

1 Chronicles 19:4

So Hanun grabbed David’s messengers. He shaved them. He cut off their clothes just below the waist and left them half naked. Then he sent them away.

Job 31:10

Then may my wife grind another man’s grain. May other men sleep with her.

Exodus 11:5

Every oldest son in Egypt will die. The oldest son of Pharaoh, who sits on the throne, will die. The oldest son of every female slave, who works at her hand mill, will die. All the male animals born first to their mothers among the cattle will also die.

Ecclesiastes 12:4

Remember your Creator before the front doors are closed. That’s when the sound of grinding will fade away. Old people will rise up when they hear birds singing. But they will barely hear any of their songs.

Isaiah 20:4

The king of Assyria will lead prisoners away from Egypt and Cush. Young people and old people alike will be taken away. Like Isaiah, they will be barefoot and naked. Their backsides will be bare. So the Egyptians will be put to shame.

Isaiah 3:17

So I will put sores on the heads of Zion’s women. And I will remove the hair from their heads.”

Isaiah 3:23

and mirrors. And he’ll take away their linen clothes, turbans and shawls.

Isaiah 32:11

So tremble, you contented women. Tremble with fear, you who feel so secure. Take off your fine clothes. Wrap yourselves in rags.

Jeremiah 13:22

Suppose you ask yourself, “Why has this happened to me?” It’s because you have committed so many sins. That’s the reason your skirt has been torn off. That’s why your body has been treated so badly.

Jeremiah 13:26

So I will pull your skirt up over your face. Then people will see the shame of your naked body.

Jeremiah 25:10

I will put an end to the sounds of joy and gladness. I will put an end to the voices of brides and grooms. The sound of grinding millstones will not be heard anymore. And lamps will not be lit anymore.

Jeremiah 27:7

All the nations will serve him and his son and grandson. After that, I will judge his land. Then many nations and great kings will make him serve them.

Lamentations 5:13

Our young men are forced to grind grain at the mill. Our boys almost fall down as they carry heavy loads of wood.

Hosea 2:3

If she doesn’t stop it, I will strip her naked. I’ll make her as bare as she was on the day she was born. I’ll make her like a desert. She will become like dry land. And I’ll let her die of thirst.

Micah 1:11

You who live in the town of Shaphir, leave naked and in shame. Those who live in Zaanan won’t come out to help you. The people in Beth Ezel will mourn. They won’t be able to help keep you safe any longer.

Matthew 24:41

Two women will be grinding with a hand mill. One will be taken and the other left.

Luke 17:35

Two women will be grinding grain together. One will be taken and the other left.”

1 Corinthians 11:5

But every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered brings shame on her head. It is the same as having her head shaved.

Judges 16:21

Then the Philistines grabbed him. They poked his eyes out. They took him down to Gaza. They put bronze chains around him. Then they made him grind grain in the prison.