El panorama
Isaías 31 abre con “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots…”, cambia cerca del versículo 5 con “As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will…” y termina con “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Isaías · Versión 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 con “Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because…” y llega a “As birds flying, so will the LORD of hosts defend Jerusalem; defending also he will deliver it…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because they are many; and in…” El número one hace concreto el relato. Antes de decidir su peso, observa si mide tiempo, personas, distancia, repetición o totalidad.
“Yet he also is wise, and will bring evil, and will not call back his words: but will arise against the house of the…” Nombrar a Yet mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Now the Egyptians are men, and not God; and their horses flesh, and not spirit. When the LORD shall stretch out his…” 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 31:1-5
Versión 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 con “Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.” y llega a “And he shall pass over to his strong hold for fear, and his princes shall be afraid of the…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 31 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Turn ye unto him from whom the children of Israel have deeply revolted.” Nombrar a Israel y Turn mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Isaías 31:6-9
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 31:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 31:3 forma un giro 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…”
La nota final
Isaiah 31:9 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, fall, sword, afraid, help, horses 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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