Isaiah 44

Isaiah 44 is the forty-fourth 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 a part of the Books of the Prophets.

Text

The original text was written in Hebrew language. This chapter is divided into 28 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 21-28
4QIsa^b : extant: verses 19-28

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 44 is a part of the Consolations . : open parashah; : closed parashah.

Verse 1

Cross reference: Isaiah 42:1, Jeremiah 30:10

Verse 2

The word Jesurun is used in the King James Version; most modern translations use the word Jeshurun.

Verse 6

Cross reference: Revelation 1:8:
This verse contains the first clear statement of monotheism.

Verses 9-20

The process of manufacturing idols is "described in minute detail, showing what an expenditure of human strength and contrivance is involved in the production of these useless deities".

Verses 21-28

Verse 22

"Blotted out": The impact of the past wrongdoing has now been removed completely.
Verse 28

The mention of the deliverer of Israel, Cyrus by name in this verse becomes one of the main grounds for the theory of two Isaiahs.

Jewish

Christian