Isaiah 63

Isaiah 63
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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 63is the sixty-thirdchapterof theBook of Isaiahin theHebrew Bibleor theOld Testamentof theChristianBible.This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophetIsaiah,and is one of theBooks of the Prophets.Chapters56-66are often referred to asTrito-Isaiah.

Text

The original text was written in theHebrew language.This chapter is divided into19 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing 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).

Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among theDead Sea Scrolls(3rd century BC or later):

• 1QIsa^a:complete
• 1QIsa^b:extant: verses 1‑9, 11‑19

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).

Parashot

Theparashahsections listed here are based on theAleppo Codex.Isaiah 63 is a part of theConsolations (Isaiah 40–66).{P}: openparashah;{S}: closedparashah.

{S} 63:1-6 {S} 63:7-19 [64:1-2 {S}]

Verse 1

Who is this that cometh from Edom,

with dyed garments fromBozrah?

this that is glorious in his apparel,

travelling in the greatness of his strength?

I that speak in righteousness,

mighty to save.

• "Dyed": fromHebrew:חמוץ,khă-mūtswith the meaning of "be red"or "bright-red" not as "that of the scarlet dress worn by soldiers" (Nahum 2:3), but that of "blood just shed" (as inRevelation 19:13:"dipped in blood" ).

Verse 16

See also:Isaiah 64 § Verse 8

Doubtless thou art our father,

though Abraham be ignorant of us,

and Israel acknowledge us not:

thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer;

thy name is from everlasting.

Neither of thepatriarchs,"Abraham"or" Israel "(meaningJacob), would recognise the Israel addressed by the prophet; descent from them cannot guarantee the nation any protection.

See also

• Abraham
• Bozrah
• Edom
• RelatedBibleparts:Isaiah 34,Isaiah 64

Bibliography

• Würthwein, Ernst(1995).The Text of the Old Testament.Translated by Rhodes, Erroll F. Grand Rapids, MI: Wm. B. Eerdmans.ISBN0-8028-0788-7.RetrievedJanuary 26,2019.

External links

Jewish

• Isaiah 63 Hebrew with Parallel English

Christian

• Isaiah 63 English Translation with Parallel Latin VulgateArchived2017-01-16 at theWayback Machine