Brevard S. Childs

Isaiah

A Commentary

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© 2001 Brevard S. Childs

First edition

Published by Westminster John Knox Press

Louisville, Kentucky

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Childs, Brevard S.

Isaiah: a commentary / Brevard S. Childs.—1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN-13: 978-0-664-22143-0

ISBN-10: 0-664-22143-2

1. Bible. O.T. Isaiah—Commentaries. I. Bible. O.T. Isaiah. English. 2000. II. Title BS1515.3.C48 2000

224'.1077—dc21

00-028993

THE OLD TESTAMENT LIBRARY

Editorial Advisory Board

William P. Brown

Carol A. Newsom

Brent A. Strawn

This commentary is dedicated to Christopher R. Seitz,

cherished friend, brilliant interpreter, defender of the faith.

CONTENTS

Preface

Abbreviations

Bibliography

1. Introduction to the Book of Isaiah

2. Introduction to Isaiah 1–39

3. Introduction to Isaiah 1–12

4. Isaiah 1:1

5. Isaiah 1:2–31

6. Isaiah 2:1–4:6

7. Isaiah 5:1–30

8. Isaiah 6:1–13

9. Isaiah 7:1–25

10. Isaiah 8:1–22

11. Isaiah 8:23–9:6(7)

12. Isaiah 9:7–10:4

13. Isaiah 10:5–34

14. Isaiah 11:1–16

15. Isaiah 12:1–6

16. Introduction to Isaiah 13–23

17. Isaiah 13:1–14:32

18. Isaiah 15:1–16:14

19. Isaiah 17:1–18:7

20. Isaiah 19:1–20:6

21. Isaiah 21:1–17

22. Isaiah 22:1–25

23. Isaiah 23:1–18

24. Introduction to Isaiah 24–27

25. Isaiah 24:1–25

26. Isaiah 25:1–12

27. Isaiah 26:1–21

28. Isaiah 27:1–13

29. Introduction to Isaiah 28–35

30. Isaiah 28:1–29

31. Isaiah 29:1–24

32. Isaiah 30:1–33

33. Isaiah 31:1–9

34. Isaiah 32:1–20

35. Isaiah 33:1–24

36. Isaiah 34:1–35:10

37. Introduction to Isaiah 36–39

38. Isaiah 36:1–37:38

39. Isaiah 38:1–22

40. Isaiah 39:1–8

41. Introduction to Isaiah 40–55

42. Isaiah 40:1–11

43. Isaiah 40:12–31

44. Isaiah 41:1–42:13

45. Isaiah 42:14–43:21

46. Isaiah 43:22–44:23

47. Isaiah 44:24–45:25

48. Isaiah 46:1–47:15

49. Isaiah 48:1–22

50. Isaiah 49:1–13

51. Isaiah 49:14–50:11

52. Isaiah 51:1–52:12

53. Isaiah 52:13–53:12

54. Isaiah 54:1–17

55. Isaiah 55:1–13

56. Introduction to Isaiah 56–66

57. Isaiah 56:1–8

58. Isaiah 56:9–57:13

59. Isaiah 57:14–21

60. Isaiah 58:1–14

61. Isaiah 59:1–21

62. Isaiah 60:1–22

63. Isaiah 61:1–11

64. Isaiah 62:1–12

65. Isaiah 63:1–6

66. Isaiah 63:7–64:11(12)

67. Isaiah 65:1–66:24

Index