Isaiah 63
Isaiah 63 | |
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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 63 is the sixty-third 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]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 19 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
- Masoretic Text (10th century)
- Dead Sea Scrolls: (2nd century BC)[4]
- 1QIsaa: complete
- 1QIsab: extant: verses 1‑9, 11‑19
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
The New King James Version organises this chapter as follows:
- Isaiah 63:1-6 = The Lord in Judgment and Salvation
- Isaiah 63:7-14 = God's Mercy Remembered
- Isaiah 63:15-19 = A Prayer of Penitence
Verse 1
Verse 16
- Doubtless thou art our father,
- thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer;
- thy name is from everlasting.[6]
Cross reference: Isaiah 64:8
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
- ↑ 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 63:1
- ↑ Isaiah 63:16
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