Isaiah 47:2
Take millstones, and grind meal,—Put back thy veil—tuck up thy train Bare the leg, wade through streams:
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Exodus 11:5then shall every firstborn in the land of Egypt die, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who is sitting on his throne, unto the firstborn of the handmaid who is behind the two millstones,—and every firstborn of beasts;
1 Chronicles 19:4So Hanun took the servants of David, and shaved them, and cut off their upper garments in the middle, as far as their parts of shame,—and let them go.
Isaiah 3:17Therefore will My Lord, smite with leprosy the crown of hair of the daughters of Zion,—And, as for Yahweh, their shame, will he lay bare!
Isaiah 32:11Tremble, ye women in comfort, Be troubled ye daughters so confident,—Strip! and bare yourselves, and gird somewhat on your loins:
Jeremiah 13:26Therefore, even I myself, have drawn away thy skirts, over thy face, And thy shame hath been seen,
Lamentations 5:13Young men, a millstone, have lifted, and, youths, under wood, have staggered.
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 →