Isaiah 47:5
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Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of Chaldea. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
In other translations
Sit thou silent, and get thee into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called, The lady of kingdoms.“Sit in silence and go into darkness, O Daughter of Chaldea. For you will no longer be called the queen of kingdoms.
Hebrew words
שְׁבִיshevisitH3427דוּמָםdumamsilentlyH1748וּבֹאִיuvo'iand goH935בַחֹשֶׁךְvachoshekhin <the> darknessH2822בַּת־bat-O daughter ofH1323כַּשְׂדִּיםkasdim[the] ChaldeansH3778כִּיkiforH3588לֹאlo'notH3808תוֹסִיפִיtosifiyou will repeatH3254יִקְרְאוּ־yikre'u-people will callH7121לָךְlakh<to> youגְּבֶרֶתgeveretqueen ofH1404מַמְלָכוֹת׃mamlakhotkingdomsH4467
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Places: Chaldea