| Isaiah 60 | |
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 TheGreat Isaiah Scroll, the best preserved of the biblical scrolls found atQumran from the second century BC, contains all the verses in this chapter. | |
| Book | Book of Isaiah |
| Hebrew Bible part | Nevi'im |
| Order in the Hebrew part | 5 |
| Category | Latter Prophets |
| Christian Bible part | Old Testament |
| Order in the Christian part | 23 |
Isaiah 60 is the sixtiethchapter of theBook of Isaiah in theHebrew Bible or theOld Testament of theChristianBible. This book contains the prophecies attributed to theprophetIsaiah, and is one of theBooks of the Prophets. Chapters56–66 are often referred to asTrito-Isaiah,[1] with chapters 60–62, "three magnificent chapters",[2] often seen as the "high-point" ofTrito-Isaiah.[3] Here, the prophet "hails the rising sun ofJerusalem’s prosperity".[2]
The original text was written inHebrew language.This chapter is divided into 22 verses. Some earlymanuscripts containing the text of this chapter inHebrew are of theMasoretic Text tradition, which includes theCodex Cairensis (895),the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916),Aleppo Codex (10th century),Codex Leningradensis (1008).[4] Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among theDead Sea Scrolls (3rd century BC or later)
There is also a translation intoKoine Greek known as theSeptuagint, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of theSeptuagint version includeCodex Vaticanus (B;B; 4th century),Codex Sinaiticus (S;BHK:S; 4th century),Codex Alexandrinus (A;A; 5th century) andCodex Marchalianus (Q;Q; 6th century).[5]
Theparashah sections listed here are based on theAleppo Codex.[6] Isaiah 60 is a part of theConsolations (Isaiah 40–66). {S}: closedparashah.
Biblical writerRichard Coggins contrasts the opening verses of this chapter with Isaiah's vision inchapter 6, where God's glory, which the prophet beheld in his vision, was said to cover "the whole earth".[7] In chapter 60, the "glory of the LORD" rises over the saved community of Israel, while the rest of the earth, and the rest of the earth's population, appear to remain indarkness. Light does come to other nations, but "only by way of Israel".[3]
Thegentiles, or the nations, are those of Israel's biblical past (see verse 6), rather than those who in more recent times had overrun and ruled over Israel (theAssyrians,Babylonians andPersians).[3] Cross-references includeIsaiah 2:3,Isaiah 11:10,Isaiah 43:6,Isaiah 49:22:See, I will beckon to the nations, andIsaiah 66:12.
TheEnglish Standard Version refers to young camels in place ofdromedaries.[10] Thegold andincense mentioned here provide "part of the literary background" to thevisit of the Magi recorded in theNew Testament inMatthew 2.[3]
This and the following verse (the ships ofTarshish) refer to the ships of theMediterranean, turning the prophet's focus from the east to the west.[2]
TheKing James Version of verses 1–3 from this chapter are cited as texts in the English-languageoratorio "Messiah" byGeorge Frideric Handel (HWV 56).[12]
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