Isaiah 24


Isaiah 24 is the 24th 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. Chapters 24-27 of Isaiah constitute one unit of prophecy sometimes called the "Isaiah Apocalypse". Chapter 24 contains the prophecy on the destruction of Judah for its defilements and transgressions, while a remnant will praise God, and God, by his judgments on his people and their enemies, will advance his kingdom.

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. [Chapters and verses of the Bible|This chapter is divided into] 23 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, the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets, Aleppo Codex, Codex Leningradensis.
Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the Dead Sea Scrolls :
  • 1QIsaa: complete
  • 1QIsab: extant: verses 18‑23
  • 4QIsab : extant: verses 2
  • 4QIsac : extant: verses 1‑15, 19‑23
  • 4QIsaf : extant: verses 1‑3
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, Codex Sinaiticus, Codex Alexandrinus and Codex Marchalianus.

Parashot

The parashah sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 24 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel . : open parashah; : closed parashah.

Verse 1

  • "Empty" : in the sense of "poured out from a vessel". The Arabic parallel has an onomatopoetic sound of water flowing, emptied out from a bottle or "gurgling noise" from that action.
  • "Waste" : "laid waste" or "devastated". The Arabic parallel means to "void" also a form of onomatopoeia, to "void" or "drain away" a bottle of its content; similar to the word that means "empty".

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