47:5–7 Sit
speechless; retire into obscurity, O Daughter of the Chaldeans. No longer shall
you be called, Mistress of Kingdoms. I was provoked by my people, so I let my
inheritance be defiled. I gave them into your hand, and you showed them no mercy; even the aged you weighed down
heavily with your yoke. You thought,
I, the Eternal Mistress, exist forever! and did not consider these, or remember
her final destiny.
She who was never speechless when she ruled as “Mistress
of Kingdoms” is silenced at last. The Harlot Babylon’s ceaseless din ends
(Isaiah 22:2, 13; 24:8) when Jehovah reverses Babylon’s and Zion’s
circumstances, blessing Zion but cursing Babylon. Although Jehovah permits the
Harlot Babylon to oppress and humble his people—as a covenant curse for their
breaking his covenant—when they repent, he redeems them and they become candidates
for higher spiritual categories. In the end, the Harlot Babylon’s violation of
Zion’s rights brings upon her the curses of Jehovah’s covenant with his people.
The terms hand and yoke designate the king of Assyria/Babylon, who punishes Jehovah’s people
and takes them captive (Isaiah 5:25; 10:4–7; 51:17). From that captivity
Jehovah releases those who repent after it has served its purpose (Isaiah
9:2–4; 10:24–27; 14:24–27). While the Harlot Babylon and her king assume they
are invulnerable, they forget that Jehovah is in charge, that his purpose is to
raise up an exalted people of God. The “Eternal Mistress” isn’t eternal. She
should have considered “these” (’elleh)—Jehovah’s elect people—who inherit his everlasting salvation (Isaiah
45:17; 51:6–8; 60:14–21).
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