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Isaiah 47:5-6

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47:5 “Sit silently! Go to a hiding place, 1 

O daughter of the Babylonians!

Indeed, 2  you will no longer be called ‘Queen of kingdoms.’

47:6 I was angry at my people;

I defiled my special possession

and handed them over to you.

You showed them no mercy; 3 

you even placed a very heavy burden on old people. 4 

1 tn Heb “darkness,” which may indicate a place of hiding where a fugitive would seek shelter and protection.

2 tn Or “For” (NASB, NRSV).

3 tn Or “compassion.”

4 tn Heb “on the old you made very heavy your yoke.”



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