Isaiah 60

Isaiah 60
Isaiah 60
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	TheGreat Isaiah Scroll,the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found atQumranfrom 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

Isaiah 60is the sixtiethchapterof theBook of Isaiahin theHebrew Bibleor theOld Testamentof theChristian Bible.This book contains the prophecies attributed to theprophet Isaiah,and is one of theBooks of the Prophets.Chapters56–66are often referred to asTrito-Isaiah,^[1]with chapters 60–62,"three magnificent chapters",^[2]often seen as the "high-point" ofTrito-Isaiah.^[3]Here, the prophet "hails the rising sun ofJerusalem’s prosperity ".^[2]

Text

The original text was written inHebrew language.This chapter is divided into22 verses. Some earlymanuscriptscontaining the text of this chapter inHebreware of theMasoretic Texttradition, which includes theCodex Cairensis(895),the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets(916),Aleppo Codex(10th century),Codex Leningradensis(1008).^[4]Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among theDead Sea Scrolls(3rd century BC or later)

1QIsa^a:complete
1QIsa^b:complete
4QIsa^h(4Q62): extant: verses 20–22

There is also a translation intoKoine Greekknown as theSeptuagint,made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of theSeptuagintversion includeCodex Vaticanus(B; ${\mathfrak {G}}$ ^B;4th century),Codex Sinaiticus(S;BHK: ${\mathfrak {G}}$ ^S;4th century),Codex Alexandrinus(A; ${\mathfrak {G}}$ ^A;5th century) andCodex Marchalianus(Q; ${\mathfrak {G}}$ ^Q;6th century).^[5]

Parashot

Theparashahsections listed here are based on theAleppo Codex.^[6]Isaiah 60 is a part of theConsolations (Isaiah 40 –66).{S}: closedparashah.

{S} 60:1-22 {S}

Contents and commentary

Biblical writerRichard Cogginscontrasts the opening verses of this chapter with Isaiah's vision inchapter 6,where God's glory, which the prophet beheld in his vision, was said to cover "the whole earth".^[7]In chapter 60, the "glory of the LORD"rises over the saved community of Israel, while the rest of the earth, and the rest of the earth's population, appear to remain indarkness.Light does come to other nations, but "only by way of Israel".^[3]

Verse 3

The Gentiles shall come to your light,

And kings to the brightness of your rising.^[8]

Thegentiles,or the nations, are those of Israel's biblical past (see verse 6), rather than those who in more recent times had overrun and ruled over Israel (theAssyrians,BabyloniansandPersians).^[3]Cross-references includeIsaiah 2:3,Isaiah 11:10,Isaiah 43:6,Isaiah 49:22:See, I will beckon to the nations,andIsaiah 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.^[9]

TheEnglish Standard Versionrefers to young camels in place ofdromedaries.^[10]Thegoldandincensementioned here provide "part of the literary background" to thevisit of the Magirecorded in theNew TestamentinMatthew 2.^[3]

Verse 8

Who are these that come flying as a cloud, and as doves to theirdove-cotes?^[11]

This and the following verse (the ships ofTarshish) refer to the ships of theMediterranean,turning the prophet's focus from the east to the west.^[2]

Uses

Music

TheKing James Versionof verses 1–3 from this chapter are cited as texts in the English-languageoratorio"Messiah"byGeorge Frideric Handel(HWV 56).^[12]

References

^Oxford Reference,Overview: Bernhard Duhmaccessed 6 September 2018
^^a ^b ^cSkinner, J.,Cambridge Bible for Schools and Collegeson Isaiah 60, accessed 12 September 2018
^^a ^b ^c ^dCoggins, R.,22. Isaiah,in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001),The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived2017-11-22 at theWayback Machine,p. 481
^Würthwein 1995,pp. 35–37.
^Würthwein 1995,pp. 73–74.
^As reflected in theJewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.
^Isaiah 6:3:New King James Version
^Isaiah 60:3:NKJV
^Isaiah 60:6:NKJV
^Isaiah 60:6:ESV
^Isaiah 60:8:Darby
^ Block, Daniel I.(2001)."Handel's Messiah: Biblical and Theological Perspectives"(PDF).Didaskalia.12(2).Retrieved19 July2011.

Bibliography

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.RetrievedJanuary 26,2019.

External links

Jewish

Isaiah 60:1–20

Christian

[1] Oxford Reference,Overview: Bernhard Duhmaccessed 6 September 2018

[Cambridge-2] Skinner, J.,Cambridge Bible for Schools and Collegeson Isaiah 60, accessed 12 September 2018

[coggins-3] Coggins, R.,22. Isaiah,in Barton, J. and Muddiman, J. (2001),The Oxford Bible Commentary Archived2017-11-22 at theWayback Machine,p. 481

[FOOTNOTEWürthwein199535–37-4] Würthwein 1995,pp. 35–37.

[FOOTNOTEWürthwein199573–74-5] Würthwein 1995,pp. 73–74.

[6] As reflected in theJewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.

[7] Isaiah 6:3:New King James Version

[8] Isaiah 60:3:NKJV

[9] Isaiah 60:6:NKJV

[10] Isaiah 60:6:ESV

[11] Isaiah 60:8:Darby

[Block_2001-12] Block, Daniel I.(2001)."Handel's Messiah: Biblical and Theological Perspectives"(PDF).Didaskalia.12(2).Retrieved19 July2011.

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