Catholic Public Domain Version
"Take a millstone and grind meal. Uncover your shame, bare your shoulder, reveal your legs, cross the streams. "
— Isaiah 47:2, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.”
“Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove thy veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers. ”
“Take the millstones, and grind meal; remove your veil, strip off the train, uncover the leg, pass through the rivers.”
“Pick up millstones and grind flour! Remove your veil, strip off your skirt, expose your legs, cross the streams!”
“Take a millstone and grind meal: uncover thy shame, strip thy shoulder, make bare thy legs, pass over the rivers.”
“Take the crushing-stones and get the meal crushed: take off your veil, put away your robe, let your legs be uncovered, go through the rivers.”
“Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.”
Descend, sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon! Sit on the ground. There is no throne for the daughter of the Chaldeans. For you shall no longer be called delicate and tender.
Take a millstone and grind meal. Uncover your shame, bare your shoulder, reveal your legs, cross the streams.
Your disgrace will be revealed, and your shame will be seen. I will seize vengeance, and no man will withstand me.
Our Redeemer, the Lord of hosts is his name, the Holy One of Israel.
Sit in silence, and enter into darkness, O daughter of the Chaldeans! For you shall no longer be called the noblewoman of kingdoms.