Isaiah 47

Isaiah 47:1

Virgin; delicate. (Menochius) — Cyrus overthrew this empire, (Calmet) which now felt its share of misery. (Worthington)

Isaiah 47:2

Shame. Hebrew tsammathec, Canticle of Canticles iv. 1, 4. Protestants, “thy locks, make bare the legs, uncover the thigh, pass,” &c. (Haydock) — Thou shalt be reduced to a state of the most abject slavery, Exodus xi. 5., and Supra[Isaias] iii. 17., and xx. 4. The Barbarians sold their slaves naked.

Isaiah 47:6

Polluted; deemed or declared unclean. But thou hast sought to gratify thy vindictive temper, in punishing my people. (Calmet) — The sins of both called down vengeance. (Worthington)

Isaiah 47:7

Lady. Pride goes before ruin, Proverbs xvi. 18.

Isaiah 47:9

Two. The empire and the people shall be removed at once. — Enchanters; princes or magicians, who gave them evil counsel, ver. 12.

Isaiah 47:11

Know. All this shews the vanity of magic, which cannot announce future events to do any good. (Calmet)

Isaiah 47:12

CHAPTER XLVII.

Isaiah 47:13

Months, to tell which would prove lucky, Esther iii. 7.

Isaiah 47:14

Thereat, to warm themselves, (Haydock) or to adore. (Calmet) — In Cappadocia are to be seen “Pyratheia,…in which the magi keep a perpetual fire, and sing hymns about the space of an hour.” (Strabo xv.) — These were a sort of open temples. (Calmet)

Isaiah 47:15

Merchants. The city was well situated for trade, chap. xiii. 20. (Diodorus ii.)