Major Prophets
What should a child notice in Isaiah 47?
Isaiah 47 opens with these words: ““Come down, and sit in the dust, virgin daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, daughter of the Chaldeans. For you will…” The line to keep is Isaiah 47:6: “I was angry with my people. I profaned my inheritance, and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy. You laid a very heavy yoke on the aged.” Carry the word “angry” from that verse into the rest of the day. A sentence to keep is Isaiah 47:6: “I was angry with my people. I profaned my inheritance, and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy. You laid a very heavy yoke on the aged.” What happens first in Isaiah 47?
Isaiah 47:6
“I was angry with my people. I profaned my inheritance, and gave them into your hand. You showed them no mercy. You laid a very heavy yoke on the aged.”
Isaiah 47:3
“Your nakedness will be uncovered. Yes, your shame will be seen. I will take vengeance, and will spare no one.””
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Say it
Practice Isaiah 47:6
Tap the words in order. The blanks follow the verse from left to right.
Iwaswithmypeople.Iprofanedmyinheritance,andintoyourhand.Youshowedthemnomercy.Youlaidaveryheavyyokeontheaged.