Isaiah 60
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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 60 is the sixtieth 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]
Text
- The original text is written in Hebrew language.
- This chapter is divided into 22 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:
- Isaiah 60:1-18 = The Gentiles Bless Zion
- Isaiah 60:19-22 = God the Glory of His People
Verse 3
- The Gentiles shall come to your light,
- And kings to the brightness of your rising.[7]
Cross reference: Isaiah 2:3; Isaiah 11:10; Isaiah 43:6; Isaiah 49:22; Isaiah 66:12
Verse 6
- The multitude of camels shall cover your land,
- The dromedaries of Midian and Ephah;
- All those from Sheba shall come;
- They shall bring gold and incense,
- And they shall proclaim the praises of the Lord.[8]
- "Dromedaries" have one hunch on the back, whereas the camel has two: distinguished for swiftness (Jeremiah 2:23).[9]
- "Midian", located east of the Elanitic branch of the Red Sea, and stretching northward along Mount Seir. Associated with the Ishmaelites in traffic (Genesis 37:25,28).[9]
- "Ephah", part of Midian, east of the Dead Sea. It abounded in camels (Judges 6:5).[9]
- "Sheba" in Arabia, famed for frankincense and gold (Psalm 72:15; Jeremiah 6:20), which they traded in (Isaiah 45:14; Job 6:19; Ezekiel 27:22).[9]
See also
- Adoration of the Magi
- Christian messianic prophecies
- Christianity and Judaism
- Nativity of Jesus
- Jewish messianism
- Messianic prophecies of Jesus
- New Covenant, Replacement theology
- Related Bible parts: Psalm 72, Matthew 2
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 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 60:3
- ↑ Isaiah 60:6
- 1 2 3 4 Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary
External links
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