Meaning
Babe used of children generally (Matt 11:25; 21:16; Luke 10:21; Rom 2:20). It is used also of those who are weak in Christian faith and knowledge (1Cor 3:1; Heb 5:13; 1Pet 2:2). In Isa 3:4 the word "babes" refers to a succession of weak and wicked princes who reigned over Judah from the death of Josiah downward to the destruction of Jerusalem.