Isaiah 30


Isaiah 30 is the thirtieth 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". The Cambridge [Bible for Schools and Colleges] describes this chapter as "a series of Oracles dealing with the Egyptian Alliance and its consequences; the present state and future prospects of Israel, and the destruction of the Assyrians".

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 33 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 10‑15, 21‑27
  • 4QIsac : extant: verses 8‑17
  • 4QIsar : extant: verse 23
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 30 is a part of the Prophecies about Judah and Israel . : open parashah; : closed parashah.

Futile Confidence in Egypt

In verses 1–7, Isaiah condemns King Hezekiah of Judah's reliance on negotiations with Egypt for support against the Assyrians. records the Assyrians' delegation to Jerusalem which was also critical of Hezekiah's reliance on Egypt.

Verse 4

Zoan was a city of Egypt in the eastern Nile Delta.

Verse 6

Brenton's [English Translation of the Septuagint|Brenton's Septuagint Translation] adds a sub-title calling this verse "the vision of the quadrupeds in the desert".

Verse 8

Judgment on Assyria

Verse 33

This verse begins For a hearth is ordered of old in the of the Masoretic Text. The Contemporary English Version translates as:
The king concerned is Sennacherib, king of Assyria from 705 BCE to 681 BCE, whose death is related in.

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