Lux Domini
Come down, and sit in the dust, O virgin daughter of Babylon, sit on the ground: there is no throne, O daughter of the Chaldeans: for thou shalt no more be called tender and delicate.

Study Helps

Interpretation

Babylon is represented under the emblem of a female in deep distress. She was to be degraded and endure sufferings; and is represented sitting on the ground, grinding at the handmill, the lowest and most laborious service.

Read with

This thought runs through Isaiah 47:1-5.

Glossary

Babylon Place
Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Babylon.
Chaldea Place
Biblical region. Modern identification: Tell el Muqayyar.