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
.
Take the millstones
, and grind
meal
: uncover
thy locks
, make bare
the leg
, uncover
the thigh
, pass over
the rivers
.
Thy nakedness shall be uncovered
, yea, thy shame
shall be seen
: I will take
vengeance
, and I will not meet
thee as a man
.
As for our redeemer, the LORD
of hosts
is his name
, the Holy One
of Israel
.
Sit thou silent
, and get
thee into darkness
, O daughter
of the Chaldeans
: for thou shalt no more
be called
, The lady
of kingdoms
.
I was wroth with my people
, I have polluted
mine inheritance
, and given
them into thine hand
: thou didst shew
them no mercy
; upon the ancient
hast thou very
heavily
laid thy yoke
.
And thou saidst, I shall be a lady
for ever
: so that thou didst not lay
these things to thy heart
, neither didst remember
the latter end
of it.
Therefore hear now this, thou that art given to pleasures
, that dwellest
carelessly
, that sayest
in thine heart
, I am , and none else
beside me; I shall not sit
as a widow
, neither shall I know
the loss of children
:
But these two things shall come
to thee in a moment
in one
day
, the loss of children
, and widowhood
: they shall come
upon thee in their perfection
for the multitude
of thy sorceries
, and for the great
abundance
of thine enchantments
.
For thou hast trusted in thy wickedness
: thou hast said
, None seeth
me. Thy wisdom
and thy knowledge
, it hath perverted
thee; and thou hast said
in thine heart
, I am , and none else
beside me.
Therefore shall evil come
upon thee; thou shalt not know
from whence it riseth
: and mischief
shall fall
upon thee; thou shalt not be able
to put it off
: and desolation
shall come
upon thee suddenly
, which thou shalt not know
.
Stand now with thine enchantments
, and with the multitude
of thy sorceries
, wherein
thou hast laboured
from thy youth
; if so be thou shalt be able
to profit
, if so be thou mayest prevail
.
Thou art wearied in the multitude
of thy counsels
. Let now the astrologers
, the stargazers
, the monthly
prognosticators
, stand up
, and save
thee from these things that shall come
upon thee.
Behold, they shall be as stubble; the fire
shall burn
them; they shall not deliver
themselves
from the power
of the flame
: there shall not be a coal
to warm
at, nor fire
to sit
before it.
Thus shall they be unto thee with whom thou hast laboured, even thy merchants
, from thy youth
: they shall wander
every one
to his quarter
; none shall save
thee.