Isaiah 59 is the fifty-ninth chapter of the Book of Isaiah in the

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. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the

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, and is one of the

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. Chapters 56- 66 are often referred to as ''Trito-Isaiah''.

Text

The original text was written in

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. This chapter is divided into 21 verses.

Textual witnesses

Some early manuscripts containing the text of this chapter in

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are of the

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tradition, which includes the Codex Cairensis (895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916), Aleppo Codex (10th century),

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(1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the

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(3rd century BC or later): * 1QIsa^a: all verses * 1QIsa : extant verses 1–8, 20–21 * 4QIsa^h (4Q62): extant verses 15–16 There is also a translation into

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known as the

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, made in the last few centuries BCE. Extant ancient manuscripts of the

version include

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(S; BHK:

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(A;

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(Q;

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Parashot

The '' parashah'' sections listed here are based on the Aleppo Codex. Isaiah 59 is a part of the ''Consolations (

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–66)''. : open ''parashah''; : closed ''parashah''. : 59:1-14 59:15-21

Verse 1

: ''Behold, the Lord's hand is not shortened, that it cannot save;'' :: ''neither his ear heavy, that it cannot hear:''

Verse 2

:''But your iniquities have separated between you and your God,'' ::''and your sins have hid his face from you, that he will not hear.''

Verse 17

:''For He put on righteousness as a breastplate,'' :''And a helmet of salvation on His head;'' :''He put on the garments of vengeance for clothing,'' :''And was clad with zeal as a cloak.'' *"Put on": from Hebrew root , "armed" or "clothed with armor"; this Hebrew term together with those of "helmet" (), and "breastplate" (; "coat") are found in 1 Samuel 17:5. The first two lines : "He put on (

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: ''enedusato'') righteousness as a breastplate (''dikaiosunēn thōraka''), and a helmet of salvation (''perikephalaian sōtēriou'') on His head" are alluded in 1 Thessalonians 5:8: : "Putting on (Greek: 1 Thessalonians 5:8 Greek text analysis
at Biblehub.com) the breastplate of faith and love ( ), and as a helmet the hope of salvation ( )" where

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changes "the breastplate of righteousness" to "the breastplate of faith and love", and adds "hope" to "the helmet of salvation". The same lines is also alluded in Wisdom 5:18, which is presumably dependent of Isaiah: : "''He will put on righteousness as a breastplate'' (Greek: ''endusetai thōraka dikaiosunēn''), ''and he will don true judgement instead of a helmet.''"

Verse 21

: '' As for me, this is my covenant with them, saith the Lord;'' :: ''My spirit that is upon thee, and my words which I have put in thy mouth, :: ''shall not depart out of thy mouth,'' :: ''nor out of the mouth of thy seed,'' :: ''nor out of the mouth of thy seed's seed,'' : ''saith the Lord, from henceforth and for ever.''

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External links

Jewish

Isaiah 59 Original Hebrew with Parallel English

Christian

Isaiah 59 English Translation with Parallel Latin Vulgate
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