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Edward J. Young’s classic 3-volume commentary engages in a line-by-line exegesis of the book of Isaiah, setting interpretation firmly in the context of Isaiah’s archaeological, cultural, and intellectual background. Young allows the prophet to speak for himself and to expound his message for the present age. Written primarily for the minister, Sunday school teacher and general layperson, the...

Introduction I. ISAIAH THE PROPHET The name Isaiah means “The Lord is salvation,” that is, “the Lord is the source of salvation.” The two parts of the name seem to stand in the relation of subject and predicate. This construction is preferable to taking the first part as a construct, “the salvation of the Lord.” Nor should the first part of the name be regarded as a verbal form, since the Qal of ysʿ1 does not occur. When this particular root appears in compound nouns, it is in the Hiphil stem (e.g.,
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