O panorama
Isaías 39 abre com “At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a…”, muda perto do versículo 4 com “Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in…” e termina com “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
A Escritura ao lado do resumo
Isaías · Versão King James · 8Isaías 39:1-8
Versículos 1–8: At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent…
Isaías 39:1–8 abre com “At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present…” e chega a “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Isaías 39 se desenvolve por meio de suas próprias vozes, ações, afirmações e consequências.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
Este bloco contém 2 perguntas. Elas não são simples pontuação: mostram onde uma voz procura, desafia, teme ou tenta compreender.
“At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had…” Nomear Babylon e Baladan mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they…” A pergunta desacelera a passagem. Observe quem precisa responder, o que ela pressupõe e se as linhas seguintes apresentam uma resposta.
“Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:” Nomear Hear e Hezekiah mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Isaías 39:1-8
Versão King James1At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was recovered.
2And Hezekiah was glad of them, and shewed them the house of his precious things, the silver, and the gold, and the spices, and the precious ointment, and all the house of his armour, and all that was found in his treasures: there was nothing in his house, nor in all his dominion, that Hezekiah shewed them not.
3Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee? And Hezekiah said, They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.
4Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that I have not shewed them.
5Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:
6Behold, the days come, that all that is in thine house, and that which thy fathers have laid up in store until this day, shall be carried to Babylon: nothing shall be left, saith the LORD .
7And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in the palace of the king of Babylon.
8Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Isaiah 39:1 começa com “At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had heard that he had been sick, and was…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Isaiah 39:4 forma uma mudança natural: “Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in mine house have they seen: there is nothing among my treasures that…”
A nota final
Isaiah 39:8 deixa o leitor com “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said moreover, For there shall be peace and truth in my days.”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras Hezekiah, house, Babylon, Isaiah, king, LORD 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.