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Ivan Friesen explores how the interpretation of the book of Isaiah is carried out and lived out today in faith communities where the Bible is the bedrock of faith and life. Such an interpretation combines the concerns of pastoral care with the distress and uncertainty of prophetic action. The commentary groups the sixty-six chapters of Isaiah into six distinct but continuous parts. Each part may...

important changes. One has to do with the end of Israel’s servitude (14:4 NIV). Most likely this alludes to the end of the Babylonian exile. The other has to do with the symbol of Israel’s servitude, the king of Babylon, who now faces the uncertain future of all ex-tyrants. The references to the pronoun you (sg.) in 14:3–4a allude to Jacob-Israel, identified in the prologue. From its position of rest (in the land), Jacob-Israel cannot resist lifting up a mocking song (taunt) against its oppressor.
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