Isaiah 63
Isaiah 63 is the sixty-third 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.[1] Chapters 56-66 are often referred to as Trito-Isaiah.[2]
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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
The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 19 verses.
Textual witnesses
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).[3]
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later):
- 1QIsaa: complete
- 1QIsab: extant: verses 1‑9, 11‑19
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).[4]
Parashot
The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex.[5] Isaiah 63 is a part of the Consolations (Isaiah 40–66). {P}: open parashah; {S}: closed parashah.
- {S} 63:1-6 {S} 63:7-19 [64:1-2 {S}]
Verse 1
Verse 16
- Doubtless thou art our father,
- thou, O Lord, art our father, our redeemer;
- thy name is from everlasting.[10]
Cross reference: Isaiah 64:8
References
- Theodore Hiebert, et al. 1996. The New Interpreter's Bible: Volume VI. Nashville: Abingdon.
- Oxford Reference, Overview: Bernhard Duhm accessed 6 September 2018
- Würthwein 1995, pp. 35-37.
- Würthwein 1995, pp. 73-74.
- As implemented in the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 edition of the Hebrew Bible in English.
- Isaiah 63:1 KJV
- Hebrew Text Analysis: Isaiah 63:1. Biblehub
- Strong's Concordance: 2556. chamets; Brown-Driver-Briggs. Biblehub
- Barnes, Albert. Notes on the Bible - Isaiah 63. James Murphy (ed). London: Blackie & Son, 1884.
- Isaiah 63:16
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. Retrieved January 26, 2019.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)