Isaiah 47:3

“Thy nakedness shall be uncovered, yea, thy shame shall be seen, &c.] Not only stripped of their garments, and have nothing to cover their naked bodies, being spoiled of all by the soldiers; but should have nothing to cover those parts which women are most ashamed should be exposed to view, and which is often the case of such who fall into the hands of the conquerors. It is said of the whore of Rome, of mystical Babylon, that the kings of the earth should hate her, and make her desolate and naked, (<661716>Revelation 17:16): I will take vengeance; for though the Medes and Persians were the instruments, the destruction was of the Lord, who took vengeance of the Chaldeans, for their ill usage…”

“not meet . . . as a man--rather, "I will not meet a man," that is, suffer man to intercede with me--give man an audience [HORSLEY]. Or, "I will not make peace with any man," before all are destroyed. Literally, "strike a league with"; a phrase arising from the custom of striking hands together in making a compact [MAURER], (see on Pro 17:18; Pro 22:26; Pro 11:15, Margin). Or else from striking the victims sacrificed in making treaties.”

“Thy nakedness - This denotes the abject condition to which the city would be reduced. All its pride would be taken away; and it would be brought to such a state as to fill its inhabitants with the deepest mortification and shame. Vitringa supposes that it means, that all the imbecility and weakness; the vileness; the real poverty; the cruelty and injustice of Babylon, would be exposed. But it more probably means, that it would be reduced to the deepest ignominy. No language could more forcibly express the depths of its shame and disgrace than that which the prophet here uses. I will take vengeance - This expresses literally what had been before expressed in a figurative manner. The whole…”

“Uncovered - Either for want of raiment to cover it; or rather, by thine enemies in way of scorn and contumely. As a man - With moderation and gentleness, as those men who have not quite put off humanity use to do. Isaiah 47:5”

“47:3 God’s vengeance against those who oppose him and those who oppress his people (see 34:8) will bring justice to the world by purging it of wickedness.”

“I will take: Isa 34:1-8, Isa 59:17, Isa 59:18, Isa 63:4-6; Deu 32:35, Deu 32:41-43; Psa 94:1, Psa 94:2, Psa 137:8, Psa 137:9; Jer 13:22, Jer 13:26, Jer 50:27, Jer 50:28, Jer 51:4, Jer 51:11, Jer 51:20-24, Jer 51:34-36, Jer 51:56; Rom 12:19; Heb 10:30, Heb 10:31; Nah 3:5; Rev 6:9, Rev 6:10, Rev 16:19, Rev 18:5-8, Rev 18:20 Isaiah 47:4”