El panorama
Isaías 39 abre con “At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a…”, cambia cerca del versículo 4 con “Then said he, What have they seen in thine house? And Hezekiah answered, All that is in…” y termina con “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
Las Escrituras junto al resumen
Isaías · Versión 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 con “At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present…” y llega a “Then said Hezekiah to Isaiah, Good is the word of the LORD which thou hast spoken. He said…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Isaías 39 se desarrolla mediante sus propias voces, acciones, afirmaciones y consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
Este bloque contiene 2 preguntas. No son simple puntuación: muestran dónde una voz busca, desafía, teme o intenta comprender.
“At that time Merodach-baladan, the son of Baladan, king of Babylon, sent letters and a present to Hezekiah: for he had…” Nombrar a Babylon y Baladan mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him, What said these men? and from whence came they…” La pregunta hace que el pasaje avance con más calma. Observa quién debe responder, qué presupone y si las líneas siguientes ofrecen una respuesta.
“Then said Isaiah to Hezekiah, Hear the word of the LORD of hosts:” Nombrar a Hear y Hezekiah mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And of thy sons that shall issue from thee, which thou shalt beget, shall they take away; and they shall be eunuchs in…” 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 39:1-8
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 39:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 39:4 forma un giro 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…”
La nota final
Isaiah 39:8 deja al lector con “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.”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras Hezekiah, house, Babylon, Isaiah, king, LORD ayudan a revelar las preocupaciones que se repiten en el capítulo.
Primero el texto
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.
Las notas interpretativas comparativas de este capítulo están en preparación. Hasta que las notas revisadas estén listas, esta página separa el texto KJV del resumen y la aplicación sin afirmar que todos los lectores serios coinciden en cada cuestión.