Summary
Isaiah 18 is the eighteenth 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.
| Isaiah 18 | |
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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 |
| Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 5 |
| Category | Latter Prophets |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 23 |
Text edit
The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 7 verses.
Textual witnesses edit
Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in Hebrew are of the Masoretic Text tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008).[1]
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):
- 1QIsaa: complete
- 1QIsab: extant: verse 7
- 4QIsab (4Q56): extant: verses 8-14
There is also a translation into Koine Greek known as the Septuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the Septuagint version include Codex Vaticanus (B; B; 4th century), Codex Sinaiticus (S; BHK: S; 4th century), Codex Alexandrinus (A; A; 5th century) and Codex Marchalianus (Q; Q; 6th century).[2]
Parashot edit
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[3] Isaiah 18 is a part of the Prophecies about the Nations (Isaiah 13–23). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.
- {P} 18:1-3 {S} 18:4-6 {S} 18:7 {S}
Verse 1 edit
- Woe to the land shadowing with wings,
- which is beyond the rivers of Ethiopia:[4]
Verse 2 edit
Isaiah addresses Ethiopian ambassadors who have visited Jerusalem.
See also edit
- Ethiopia
- Mount Zion
- Related Bible parts: Acts 8
References edit
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 35–37.
- ^ Würthwein 1995, pp. 73–74.
- ^ As reflected in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.
- ^ Isaiah 18:1
- ^ The New Oxford Annotated Bible with the Apocrypha, Augmented Third Edition, New Revised Standard Version, Indexed. Michael D. Coogan, Marc Brettler, Carol A. Newsom, Editors. Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 2007. pp. 1003-1004 Hebrew Bible. ISBN 978-0195288810
Bibliography edit
- Würthwein, Ernst (1995). The Text of the Old Testament. Translated by Rhodes, Erroll F. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans. ISBN 0-8028-0788-7. Retrieved January 26, 2019.
External links edit
Jewish edit
- Isaiah 18 Hebrew with Parallel English
Christian edit
- Isaiah 18 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate