Isaiah 47:3
Thy ervat (nakedness) shall be exposed, 1 yes, thy cherpah (shame, reproach) shall be seen; 1 I will take nakam (vengeance) 1 and I will not be as adam when I meet thee. 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
4Go'aleinu, Hashem Tzva'os Shmo, 1 Kadosh Yisroel. 1
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:41If I sharpen My glittering cherev, 1 and Mine hand take hold on mishpat; 1 I will render nakam (vengeance) to Mine enemies, 1 and will reward them that hate Me. 1
Psalms 137:8O Bat Bavel, who art to be destroyed, 1 ashrei shall he be, that repayeth thee 1 the gemul thou hast done to us. 1
Isaiah 34:1Come near, ye Goyim, to hear; 1 and pay heed, ye peoples; 1 let ha'aretz hear, and all that is therein; 1 the tevel (world), and all things that come forth of it. 1
Isaiah 59:17For He put on tzedakah as breastplate armor, 1 and a helmet of Yeshu'ah (Salvation, Saving Power) upon His rosh; 1 and He put on the bigdei nakam (garments of vengeance) for a uniform, 1 and was clad with kinah (zeal) as a me'il (mantle, cloak). 1
Jeremiah 13:22And if thou say in thine lev: 1 Why come these things upon me? 1 For the greatness of thine avon (iniquity) 1 are thy skirts uncovered, and thy heels violated. 1
Jeremiah 50:27Slay all her bulls; 1 let them go down latevach (to the slaughter); + 50:27 See Isa 53:7 1 woe unto them! For their day is come, 1 the time of their visitation [for punishment].
Matthew Henry on Isaiah 47:2-7
Babylon Threatened. ( b. c. 708.) 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. 2 Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers. 3 Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man. 4 As for our redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the… Read the whole commentary →