El panorama
Isaías 9 abre con “Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he…”, cambia cerca del versículo 11 con “Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his…” y termina con “Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For…”. Estos puntos trazan el movimiento propio del capítulo desde su inicio hasta su conclusión.
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Isaías · Versión 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 con “Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly…” y llega a “Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha cómo Isaías nombra la idolatría, la injusticia, la falsa seguridad y sus consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“Nevertheless the dimness shall not be such as was in her vexation, when at the first he lightly afflicted the land of…” El mandato no se entiende solo por el verbo. El destinatario, el propósito y su lugar dentro del pacto o argumento definen la responsabilidad.
“The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light: they that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, upon…” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen light, darkness, death. Su relación con los versículos 1 y 3 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“Thou hast multiplied the nation, and not increased the joy: they joy before thee according to the joy in harvest, and…” Nombrar a Thou mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
Isaías 9:1-7
Versión 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 con “The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.” y llega a “Therefore the LORD will cut off from Israel head and tail, branch and rush, in one day.” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha cómo Isaías nombra la idolatría, la injusticia, la falsa seguridad y sus consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The Lord sent a word into Jacob, and it hath lighted upon Israel.” Nombrar a Israel y Jacob mantiene el relato unido a personas o lugares concretos. Sigue dónde reaparece el nombre y qué cambia a su alrededor.
“And all the people shall know, even Ephraim and the inhabitant of Samaria, that say in the pride and stoutness of…” 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 9:8-14
Versión 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 con “The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.” y llega a “Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh: and they together shall be against Judah. For all this…” en su último versículo. Ese recorrido desarrolla Escucha cómo Isaías nombra la idolatría, la injusticia, la falsa seguridad y sus consecuencias.
Contexto que da vida al pasaje
“The ancient and honourable, he is the head; and the prophet that teacheth lies, he is the tail.” Los términos propios de esta línea incluyen ancient, head, honourable. Su relación con los versículos 16 permite comprobar su función dentro del pasaje.
“For the leaders of this people cause them to err; and they that are led of them are destroyed.” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
“Therefore the Lord shall have no joy in their young men, neither shall have mercy on their fatherless and widows: for…” Esta línea aporta una razón, un resultado o una conclusión. Debe permanecer unida a la afirmación o acción que le da sentido.
Isaías 9:15-21
Versión 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.
Detalles que vale la pena notar
La imagen inicial
Isaiah 9:1 comienza con “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…”
Dónde cambia el capítulo
Isaiah 9:11 forma un giro natural: “Therefore the LORD shall set up the adversaries of Rezin against him, and join his enemies together;”
La nota final
Isaiah 9:21 deja al lector con “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…”
Un recorrido de palabras por el capítulo
Las palabras LORD, hand, people, land, anger, Ephraim 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.