Isaiah 28

Isaiah 28 is the twenty-eighth 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. The Jerusalem Bible groups chapters 28-35 together as a collection of "poems on Israel and Judah".

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. [Chapters and verses of the Bible|This chapter is divided into] 29 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 :

1QIsa^a: complete
1QIsa^b: extant: verses 15‑19, 28‑29
4QIsa^f : extant: verses 6‑9, 16‑18, 22, 28‑29
4QIsa^k : extant: verses 26‑29

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 28 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel . : open parashah; : closed parashah.

Captivity of Ephraim (28:1–13)

Verse 1

"Crown": refers to Samaria, the capital city of the northern kingdom of Israel, where the priests and prophets are included among the drunkards.
A cornerstone in Zion (28:14–22)

Verse 16

Cited in Romans 9:33, Ephesians 2:20, 1 [Peter 2:6],8

Parable of the farmer (28:23–29)

Verses 23–29 constitute a parable or mashal drawn from the "wisdom of the countryman". He first of all claims the attention of his audience as a teacher of wisdom, next shares his illustration from the approach of the farmer, then "leaves his hearers to interpret and apply the parable themselves".

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Christian