Isaiah 62
| Isaiah 62 | |
|---|---|
 The Great Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found at Qumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. | |
| Book | Book of Isaiah |
| Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Bible part | 23 |
| Category | Nevi'im |
Isaiah 62 is the sixty-second chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Isaiah, and is one of the Books of the Prophets.[1][2] Chapters 56-66 are often referred to as Trito-Isaiah.[3] In chapters 60-62, "three magnificent chapters", the prophet "hails the rising sun of Jerusalem’s prosperity".[4]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 12 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
- Masoretic Text (10th century)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[5]
- 1QIsaa: complete
- 1QIsab: extant: verses 2‑12
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
This chapter can be grouped into:
- Isaiah 62:1-12 = Assurance of Zion's Salvation
Verse 4
- Thou shalt no more be termed Forsaken;
- neither shall thy land any more be termed Desolate:
- but thou shalt be called Hephzibah,
- and thy land Beulah:
- for the Lord delighteth in thee,
- and thy land shall be married.[6]
- "Hephzibah": Literally "My Delight Is in Her"[7] This is also a name of a figure in the Books of Kings in the Bible. She was the wife of Hezekiah, King of Judah, and the mother of Manasseh. She is in 2 Kings 21:1. Hephzibah in this verse is a symbolic name for Zion once it has been restored to the favor of Yahweh.[8]
Verse 12
- And they shall call them,
- The holy people,
- The redeemed of the Lord:
- and thou shalt be called,
- Sought out,
- A city not forsaken.[9]
See also
References
- ↑ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ↑ Theodore Hiebert, et al. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume VI. Nashville: Abingdon.
- ↑ Oxford Reference, Overview: Bernhard Duhm accessed 6 September 2018
- ↑ Skinner, J., Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges on Isaiah 60, accessed 12 September 2018
- ↑ Timothy A. J. Jull; Douglas J. Donahue; Magen Broshi; Emanuel Tov (1995). "Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert". Radiocarbon. 38 (1): 14. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Isaiah 62:4
- ↑ Notes on NKJV
- ↑ BibleGateway.com, All the Women of the Bible, Hephzibah. Accessed 2014-04-01.
- ↑ Isaiah 62:12
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