El panorama
Isaías 21 abre con “The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it…”, cambia cerca del versículo 9 con “And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered…” y termina con “And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Isaías · Versión King James · 17Isaías 21:1-6
Versículos 1–6: The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass…
Isaías 21:1–6 abre con “The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from…” y llega a “For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen desert, burden, cometh. Su relación con los versículos 2 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up…” Nombrar a Elam y Media mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Isaías 21:1-6
Versión King James1The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.
2A grievous vision is declared unto me; the treacherous dealer dealeth treacherously, and the spoiler spoileth. Go up, O Elam: besiege, O Media; all the sighing thereof have I made to cease.
3Therefore are my loins filled with pain: pangs have taken hold upon me, as the pangs of a woman that travaileth: I was bowed down at the hearing of it; I was dismayed at the seeing of it.
4My heart panted, fearfulness affrighted me: the night of my pleasure hath he turned into fear unto me.
5Prepare the table, watch in the watchtower, eat, drink: arise, ye princes, and anoint the shield.
6For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Go, set a watchman, let him declare what he seeth.
Isaías 21:7-12
Versículos 7–12: He saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a…
Isaías 21:7–12 abre con “And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and…” y llega a “The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
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“And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen chariot, asses, camels. Su relación con los versículos 8 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
Isaías 21:7-12
Versión King James7And he saw a chariot with a couple of horsemen, a chariot of asses, and a chariot of camels; and he hearkened diligently with much heed:
8And he cried, A lion: My lord, I stand continually upon the watchtower in the daytime, and I am set in my ward whole nights:
9And, behold, here cometh a chariot of men, with a couple of horsemen. And he answered and said, Babylon is fallen, is fallen; and all the graven images of her gods he hath broken unto the ground.
10O my threshing, and the corn of my floor: that which I have heard of the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, have I declared unto you.
11The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?
12The watchman said, The morning cometh, and also the night: if ye will enquire, enquire ye: return, come.
Isaías 21:13-17
Versículos 13–17: The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye…
Isaías 21:13–17 abre con “The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of…” y llega a “And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 21 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
Isaías 21:13-17
Versión King James13The burden upon Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall ye lodge, O ye travelling companies of Dedanim.
14The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.
15For they fled from the swords, from the drawn sword, and from the bent bow, and from the grievousness of war.
16For thus hath the Lord said unto me, Within a year, according to the years of an hireling, and all the glory of Kedar shall fail:
17And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 21:1 comienza con “The burden of the desert of the sea. As whirlwinds in the south pass through; so it cometh from the desert, from a terrible land.”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 21:11 forma un giro natural: “The burden of Dumah. He calleth to me out of Seir, Watchman, what of the night? Watchman, what of the night?”
La nota final
Isaiah 21:17 deja al lector con “And the residue of the number of archers, the mighty men of the children of Kedar, shall be diminished: for the LORD God of Israel hath spoken it.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, chariot, night, watchman, burden, cometh ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
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Donde difieren los lectores
El resumen comienza con lo que dice el pasaje y cómo se relacionan sus partes. No supone que una denominación ya haya resuelto cada pregunta. Toda dependencia de una tradición, teoría literaria o reconstrucción histórica se identifica con claridad.
El texto KJV aparece primero. Las conclusiones interpretativas se identifican, y las diferencias se presentan cuando ayudan a explicar por qué las comunidades serias no siempre llegan a la misma respuesta.
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