Isaiah 15 is the fifteenth chapter of the

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in the

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of the

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. This book contains the prophecies attributed to the

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Isaiah Isaiah ( or ; , ''Yəšaʿyāhū'', "Yahweh is salvation"; also known as Isaias or Esaias from ) was the 8th-century BC Israelite prophet after whom the Book of Isaiah is named. The text of the Book of Isaiah refers to Isaiah as "the prophet" ...

, and is one of the Books of the Prophets. This chapter and the following chapter deal with the forthcoming history of

Moab Moab () was an ancient Levant, Levantine kingdom whose territory is today located in southern Jordan. The land is mountainous and lies alongside much of the eastern shore of the Dead Sea. The existence of the Kingdom of Moab is attested to by ...

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The original text was written in

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. This chapter is divided into 9 verses.

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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 The Codex Cairensis (also: ''Codex Prophetarum Cairensis'', ''Cairo Codex of the Prophets'') is a Hebrew manuscript containing the complete text of the Hebrew Bible's Nevi'im (Prophets). It has traditionally been described as "the oldest dated He ...

(895), the Petersburg Codex of the Prophets (916),

Aleppo Codex The Aleppo Codex () is a medieval bound manuscript of the Hebrew Bible. The codex was written in the city of Tiberias in the tenth century CE (circa 920) under the rule of the Abbasid Caliphate, and was endorsed for its accuracy by Maimonides. ...

(10th century), Codex Leningradensis (1008). Fragments containing parts of this chapter were found among the

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(3rd century BCE or later): * 1QIsa^a: complete * 1QIsa^b: extant verses 2-9 * 4QIsa^o (4Q68): extant verse 1 Extant ancient manuscripts of a translation into

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known as the

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, made in the last few centuries BCE, include

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(B;

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^B; 4th century),

Codex Sinaiticus The Codex Sinaiticus (; Shelfmark: London, British Library, Add MS 43725), also called the Sinai Bible, is a fourth-century Christian manuscript of a Greek Bible, containing the majority of the Greek Old Testament, including the deuterocanonica ...

(S; BHK:

\mathfrak

^S; 4th century),

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(A;

\mathfrak

^A; 5th century) and

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(Q;

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^Q; 6th century).

Parashot

The ''

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'' sections listed here are based on the

. Isaiah 15 is a part of the ''Prophecies about the Nations ( Isaiah 13 –23)''. : open ''parashah''; : closed ''parashah''. : 15:1-9 6:1-4

Verse 1

:''The burden against Moab.'' ::''Because in the night Ar of Moab is laid waste'' :::''And destroyed,'' ::''Because in the night

Kir of Moab Kir of Moab is mentioned in the Hebrew Bible as one of the two main strongholds of Moab, the other being Ar. It is probably the same as the city called Kir-haresh (Isaiah 16:11, KJV), Kir-hareseth (; ), and Kir-heres (; ; , ). The word ''Kir'' allu ...

is laid waste'' :::''And destroyed,'' * "Burden" (Hebrew: ): the keyword in the superscriptions for a total of nine similar oracles; the others being: Isaiah 13:1; 17:1; 19:1; 21:1, 11, 13; 22:1; 23:1.

Verse 5

:''My heart will cry out for Moab'' Isaiah records his sympathy with Moab.Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
on Isaiah 15, accessed 29 March 2018

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Verse 5

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