O panorama
Isaías 9 abre com “Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he…”, muda perto do versículo 11 com “Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his…” e termina com “Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For…”. Esses pontos traçam o movimento próprio do capítulo, da abertura à conclusão.
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Isaías · Versão King James · 21Isaías 9:1-7
Versículos 1–7: Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when…
Isaías 9:1–7 abre com “Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly…” e chega a “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça como Isaías nomeia idolatria, injustiça, falsa segurança e as consequências que delas resultam.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon…” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem light, darkness, death. A relação com os versículos 1 e 3 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and…” Nomear Thou mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
Isaías 9:1-7
Versão King James1Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and afterward did more grievously afflict her by the way of the sea, beyond Jordan, in Galilee of the nations.
2The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon them hath the light shined.
3Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and as men rejoice when they divide the spoil.
4For thou hast broken the yoke of his burden, and the staff of his shoulder, the rod of his oppressor, as in the day of Midian.
5For every battle of the warrior is with confused noise, and garments rolled in blood; but this shall be with burning and fuel of fire.
6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
7Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the LORD of hosts will perform this.
Isaías 9:8-14
Versículos 8–14: The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
Isaías 9:8–14 abre com “The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.” e chega a “Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça como Isaías nomeia idolatria, injustiça, falsa segurança e as consequências que delas resultam.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.” Nomear Israel e Jacob mantém o relato ligado a pessoas ou lugares concretos. Acompanhe onde o nome retorna e o que muda ao redor dele.
“And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of…” A ordem não pode ser entendida apenas pelo verbo. O destinatário, o propósito e seu lugar na aliança ou argumento definem a responsabilidade.
Isaías 9:8-14
Versão King James8The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.
9And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of heart,
10The bricks are fallen down, but we will build with hewn stones: the sycomores are cut down, but we will change them into cedars.
11Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;
12The Syrians before, and the Philistines behind; and they shall devour Israel with open mouth. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
13For the people turneth not unto him that smiteth them, neither do they seek the LORD of hosts.
14Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.
Isaías 9:15-21
Versículos 15–21: The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that…
Isaías 9:15–21 abre com “The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.” e chega a “Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this…” no último versículo. Esse percurso desenvolve Ouça como Isaías nomeia idolatria, injustiça, falsa segurança e as consequências que delas resultam.
Contexto que dá vida à passagem
“The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.” Os termos próprios desta linha incluem ancient, head, honourable. A relação com os versículos 16 permite verificar sua função na passagem.
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
“Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for…” Esta linha fornece uma razão, resultado ou conclusão. Ela deve permanecer ligada à afirmação ou ação que lhe dá sentido.
Isaías 9:15-21
Versão King James15The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.
16For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.
17Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for every one is an hypocrite and an evildoer, and every mouth speaketh folly. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
18For wickedness burneth as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.
19Through the wrath of the LORD of hosts is the land darkened, and the people shall be as the fuel of the fire: no man shall spare his brother.
20And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:
21Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched out still.
Detalhes que merecem atenção
A imagem de abertura
Isaiah 9:1 começa com “Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, and…”
Onde o capítulo muda
Isaiah 9:11 forma uma mudança natural: “Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;”
A nota final
Isaiah 9:21 deixa o leitor com “Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this his anger is not turned away, but his hand is stretched…”
Um caminho de palavras pelo capítulo
As palavras LORD, hand, people, land, anger, Ephraim 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.