Isaiah 47:1 - Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Bible Comments

Down — From thy throne. Virgin — So, called, because she was tender and delicate. No throne — For thee. The empire is taken from thee, and translated to the Persians. Called — Be so.

Isaiah 47:1

1 Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.