Isaiah 47:1
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Chapter 47
The Fall of Babylon[a]
1 Come down, sit in the dust,
virgin daughter Babylon;
Sit on the ground, dethroned,
daughter of the Chaldeans.
No longer shall you be called
dainty and delicate.(A)
Footnotes
- 47:1–15 A taunt-song, mocking Babylon, once queen of the nations, now a mere slave.
Lamentations 2:10
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 The elders of daughter Zion
sit silently on the ground;
They cast dust[a] on their heads
and dress in sackcloth;
The young women of Jerusalem
bow their heads to the ground.(A)
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