Isaiah 47:5
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.
Context
This verse from Isaiah Chapter 47 connects to 10 cross-references. A taunt against Babylon personified as a proud queen: she will be humiliated, ground at the mill, lose her children in a moment. Her astrologers and sorcerers cannot save her — they are like stubble the fire consumes.
Other Translations
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans; for thou shalt no more be called The mistress of kingdoms.
Sit silent, and go into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans, For no more do they cry to thee, `Mistress of kingdoms.'
Be seated in the dark without a word, O daughter of the Chaldaeans: for you will no longer be named, The Queen of Kingdoms.
Cross References
He will keep the feet of his saints, and the wicked shall be silent in darkness; for by strength shall …
And thou saidst, I shall be a lady for ever: so that thou didst not lay these things to thy …
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, …
I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with …
That thou shalt take up this proverb against the king of Babylon, and say, How hath the oppressor ceased! the …
It shall never be inhabited, neither shall it be dwelt in from generation to generation: neither shall the Arabian pitch …
And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and …
For the stars of heaven and the constellations thereof shall not give their light: the sun shall be darkened in …
Moreover I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, …
Why do we sit still? assemble yourselves, and let us enter into the defenced cities, and let us be silent …