Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen: I will take vengeance, and I will not meet thee as a man.
Your nakedness will be exposed, and your shame will be seen by everyone. I will take revenge, and I will not show you any mercy or negotiate with you.
God is declaring that Babylon will face complete humiliation and judgment without any possibility of mercy or bargaining.
📚 Historical Context
This verse is part of Isaiah's prophecy against Babylon, written around 700 BC when Babylon was rising as a dominant empire. Isaiah prophesied that despite Babylon's current power and future conquest of Jerusalem, God would ultimately judge and destroy the Babylonian empire for its pride and cruelty. The language of exposed nakedness was a common biblical metaphor for total defeat and public humiliation of nations.
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