Category: Isaiah
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Isaiah 2:11-22
NRSV [11] The haughty eyes of the people shall be brought low, And the pride of everyone shall be humbled; And the LORD alone will be exalted on that day. [12] For the LORD of hosts has a day Against all that is proud and lofty Against all that is lifted up and high; [13]…
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Isaiah 2:5-10
NRSV [5] O house of Jacob, come, let us walk in the light of the LORD! [6] For you have forsaken the ways of your people, O house of Jacob. Indeed they are full of diviners from the east, and of soothsayers like the Philistines, And they clasp hands with foreigners. [7] Their land is…
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Isaiah 2:1-4
NRSV [1] The word that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. [2] In days to come, the mountain of the LORD’s house shall be established as the highest of the mountain, And shall be raised above the hills; All the nations shall stream to it. [3] Many people shall come and say, …
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Isaiah 1:21-31 part 3
NRSV [21] How the faithful city has become a whore! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her–but now murderers! [22] Your silver has become dross, your wine is mixed with water. [23] Your princes are rebels, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend…
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Isaiah 1:21-31 part 2
NRSV [21] How the faithful city has become a whore! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her–but now murderers! [22] Your silver has become dross, your wine is mixed with water. [23] Your princes are rebels, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend…
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Judges & Monarchy in Samuel 8:1-18
As mentioned in my last post, I’ll quote this in full using the NRSV text and then in a couple of places where the word choice seems interesting, I’ll highlight the LXX text. [1] When Samuel became old, he made his sons judges over Israel. [2] The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and…
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Isaiah 1:21-31
NRSV [21] How the faithful city has become a whore! She that was full of justice, righteousness lodged in her–but now murderers! [22] Your silver has become dross, your wine is mixed with water. [23] Your princes are rebels, and companions of thieves. Everyone loves a bribe and runs after gifts. They do not defend…
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Isaiah 1:10-20
NRSV [10] Hear the word of the LORD, you rulers of Sodom! Listen to the teaching of our God, you people of Gomorrah! [11] What to me is the multitude of your sacrifice? Says the LORD; I have had enough of burnt offerings of rams And the fat of fed beasts; I do not delight…
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Isaiah 1:1-9
NRSV [1] The vision of Isaiah son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. [2] Hear, O heavens, and listen, O earth; for the LORD has spoken: I reared up children and brought them up, but they have rebelled against me.…
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Composition of Isaiah and Other Scholarly Stuff
Modern biblical scholarship has historically divided Isaiah into two or three parts. Chapters 1-39 tend to be viewed as the oldest portion and the portion that has the largest sections that were likely to have actually been composed by the prophet Isaiah in the 8th century BCE (sometimes referred to as Proto-Isaiah). Chapters 40-66 are…
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