Isaiah 15
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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 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament of the Christian Bible.[1][2] This book contains the prophecies spoken by the prophet Isaiah, and is a part of the Book of the Prophets.[3][4] This chapter and chapter 16 form one prophecy on Moab.[5]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 9 verses.
Textual versions
Some most ancient manuscripts containing this chapter in Hebrew language:
Ancient translations in Koine Greek:
- Septuagint (3rd century BC)
- Theodotion version (~AD 180)
Structure
This chapter can be grouped into:
- Isaiah 15:1-9 = Proclamation Against Moab
Verse 1
- The burden against Moab.
- Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste
- And destroyed,
- Because in the night Kir of Moab is laid waste
- And destroyed,[8]
- Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste
- "in the night" denotes the suddenness with which the calamity would come upon them. The expression is also used in the Book of Job to denote the suddenness and surprise with which calamities come.[9][10] Night is the time best suited for a hostile incursion (Isaiah 21:4; Jeremiah 9:4).[5]
- "Ar" in Hebrew means "the city"; the metropolis of Moab, on the south of the river Arnon.[5]
- "Kir", literally, "a citadel"; "Kir-Moab" or "Kir of Moab" is located not far from Ar, towards the south.[5]
See also
Notes and references
- ↑ Halley, Henry H. Halley's Bible Handbook: an abbreviated Bible commentary. 23rd edition. Zondervan Publishing House. 1962.
- ↑ Holman Illustrated Bible Handbook. Holman Bible Publishers, Nashville, Tennessee. 2012.
- ↑ J. D. Davis. 1960. A Dictionary of The Bible. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House.
- ↑ Therodore Hiebert, et.al. 1996. The New Intrepreter's Bible: Volume: VII. Nashville: Abingdon.
- 1 2 3 4 Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
- 1 2 3 4 Dead sea scrolls - Isaiah
- ↑ Timothy A. J. Jull; Douglas J. Donahue; Magen Broshi; Emanuel Toy (1995). "Radiocarbon Dating of Scrolls and Linen Fragments from the Judean Desert". Radiocarbon. 37 (1): 14. Retrieved 26 November 2014.
- ↑ Isaiah 15:1
- ↑ Barnes, Albert. Notes on the Old Testament. London, Blackie & Son, 1884. Reprint, Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.
- ↑ Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible
External links
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