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The middle chapters of Isaiah are more difficult to understand than the chapters which precede and follow them. They constitute a complex portion of the book of Isaiah, and have consequently received a relative lack of attention. This commentary demonstrates that a study of this part of Isaiah is rewarding and fruitful. A careful reading promises to be both stimulating and satisfying to those who...

march over it any more. The author may be thinking of trade routes (but see K. Elliger, Deuterojesaja, BK XI/1, 18). If taken all by itself, v. 23b* could mean: “And the Egyptians will serve Assyria”; in context, however (see v. 21*), עבד (serve) has to be treated as an intransitive here and את as a preposition (= with); to be sure, this is the only passage where the verb is used in the absolute sense (“join together in a worship service”). However, since עֲבֹדָה was used in a special way to describe
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