KJV ORIGINAL
Take the millstones, and grind meal: uncover thy locks, make bare the leg, uncover the thigh, pass over the rivers.
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✦ MADE SIMPLE
Take the millstones and grind grain into flour. Remove your veil and let down your hair, lift up your skirts to wade through the rivers.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God is telling Babylon that she will be stripped of her royal dignity and forced to do the hard work of a common servant.
📚 Historical Context
This prophecy was written during Babylon's rise to power, when they seemed invincible and had conquered many nations including Judah. Isaiah is prophesying that this mighty empire will fall and be humiliated, forced to do menial labor like grinding grain by hand. The imagery describes a proud queen being reduced to the status of a slave who must work and travel on foot through rivers.
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