Shame. Hebrew tsammathec, Canticle of Canticles iv. 1, 4. Protestants, "thy locks, make bare the legs, uncover the thigh, pass," &c. (Haydock) --- Thou shalt be reduced to a state of the most abject slavery, Exodus xi. 5., and Supra[Isaias] iii. 17., and xx. 4. The Barbarians sold their slaves naked. read more
Polluted; deemed or declared unclean. But thou hast sought to gratify thy vindictive temper, in punishing my people. (Calmet) --- The sins of both called down vengeance. (Worthington) read more
Lady. Pride goes before ruin, Proverbs xvi. 18. read more
Two. The empire and the people shall be removed at once. --- Enchanters; princes or magicians, who gave them evil counsel, ver. 12. read more
Know. All this shews the vanity of magic, which cannot announce future events to do any good. (Calmet) read more
Months, to tell which would prove lucky, Esther iii. 7. read more
Thereat, to warm themselves, (Haydock) or to adore. (Calmet) --- In Cappadocia are to be seen "Pyratheia,...in which the magi keep a perpetual fire, and sing hymns about the space of an hour." (Strabo xv.) --- These were a sort of open temples. (Calmet) read more
Merchants. The city was well situated for trade, chap. xiii. 20. (Diodorus ii.) read more
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George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary - Isaiah 47:1
Virgin; delicate. (Menochius) --- Cyrus overthrew this empire, (Calmet) which now felt its share of misery. (Worthington) read more