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Isaiah

Old Testament · translated from the Hebrew

The prophet of the holiness of YHWH and of his salvation. He announces judgment on Judah and the nations, comfort for the exiles, and a Servant pierced for “our transgressions” (53:5). It ends with new heavens and a new earth.

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  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5
  6. 6
  7. 7
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  10. 10
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  63. 63
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  65. 65
  66. 66

How it is laid out

  1. Judgment and hope for Judah and the nationschapters 1–35
  2. Hezekiah and Assyriachapters 36–39
  3. Comfort: the Servant of YHWHchapters 40–55
  4. The future glory of Zionchapters 56–66

Key verses

  • Isaiah 6:3 — Holy, holy, holy is YHWH Tsevaot
  • Isaiah 53:5 — By his wound we were healed
  • Isaiah 40:31 — Those who wait for YHWH will renew their strength
  • Isaiah 7:14 — The young woman will bear a son and call his name Immanuel
  • Isaiah 9:6 — A child has been born to us, a son has been given to us

Who wrote it

The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz (1:1). Jewish and Christian tradition attributes the whole book to him, and the New Testament quotes parts of the whole book under his name (John 12:38-41). Whether chapters 40–66 come from another hand is debated.

When it was written

Isaiah prophesied around 740–700 BC (1:1). Whether chapters 40–66 come from that time or from the exile, in the 6th century BC, is debated.

For whom, and in what situation

For Judah and Jerusalem under the threat of Assyria, in the days of Ahaz and Hezekiah (chapters 7; 36–37). From chapter 40 on it speaks to the exiles in Babylon and names Cyrus, king of Persia (44:28; 45:1).

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