O panorama
Isaías 31 abre com “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots…”, muda perto do versículo 5 com “As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will…” e termina com “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Isaías · Versão King James · 9Isaías 31:1-5
Versículos 1–5: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and…
Isaías 31:1–5 abre com “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because…” e chega a “As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Isaías 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in…” O número one torna o relato concreto. Antes de decidir seu peso, observe se mede tempo, pessoas, distância, repetição ou totalidade.
“Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the…” Nomear Yet mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Isaías 31:1-5
Versão King James1Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD !
2Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the evildoers, and against the help of them that work iniquity.
3Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall, and he that is holpen shall fall down, and they all shall fail together.
4For thus hath the LORD spoken unto me, Like as the lion and the young lion roaring on his prey, when a multitude of shepherds is called forth against him, he will not be afraid of their voice, nor abase himself for the noise of them: so shall the LORD of hosts come down to fight for mount Zion, and for the hill thereof.
5As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it; and passing over he will preserve it.
Isaías 31:6-9
Versículos 6–9: Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
Isaías 31:6–9 abre com “Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.” e chega a “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Isaías 31 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
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Isaías 31:6-9
Versão King James6Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.
7For in that day every man shall cast away his idols of silver, and his idols of gold, which your own hands have made unto you for a sin.
8Then shall the Assyrian fall with the sword, not of a mighty man; and the sword, not of a mean man, shall devour him: but he shall flee from the sword, and his young men shall be discomfited.
9And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD , whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace in Jerusalem.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Isaiah 31:1 começa com “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in horsemen, because they are very…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Isaiah 31:3 forma uma mudança natural: “Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his hand, both he that helpeth shall fall…”
A nota final
Isaiah 31:9 deixa o leitor com “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the ensign, saith the LORD , whose fire is in Zion, and his furnace…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, fall, sword, afraid, help, horses ajudam a revelar as preocupações repetidas do capítulo.
Primeiro o texto
Onde os leitores divergem
O resumo começa com o que a passagem diz e como suas partes se relacionam. Ele não presume que uma denominação já resolveu todas as questões. A dependência de uma tradição, teoria literária ou reconstrução histórica é claramente identificada.
O texto KJV aparece primeiro. As conclusões interpretativas são identificadas, e as diferenças surgem quando ajudam a explicar por que comunidades sérias nem sempre chegam à mesma resposta.
As notas interpretativas comparativas deste capítulo estão em preparação. Até que as notas revisadas estejam prontas, esta página separa o texto KJV do resumo e da aplicação sem afirmar que leitores responsáveis concordam em todas as questões.