The word which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
Parallel translations
- WEB This is what Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
- KJV The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
- BSB This is the message that was revealed to Isaiah son of Amoz concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
- NKJV The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem.
- NLT This is a vision that Isaiah son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem:
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Quick answer
This verse introduces a new vision Isaiah received concerning Judah and Jerusalem. It marks the start of a fresh prophetic oracle.
Overview
Like the opening superscription, it grounds the message in genuine divine revelation given to Isaiah. The repeated focus on Judah and Jerusalem ties the coming vision to God's covenant people and city. What follows lifts the reader's eyes from present sin to a glorious future hope centered on Zion.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 6
- Isa 1:1The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah.
- Isa 13:1The burden of Babylon, which Isaiah the son of Amoz saw:
- Amos 1:1The words of Amos, who was among the herdsmen of Tekoa, which he saw concerning Israel in the days of Uzziah king of Judah, and in the days of Jeroboam the son of Joash king of Israel, two years before the earthquake.
- Hab 1:1The revelation which Habakkuk the prophet saw.
- Mic 1:1Yahweh’s word that came to Micah the Morashtite in the days of Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah, which he saw concerning Samaria and Jerusalem.
- Mic 6:9Yahweh’s voice calls to the city, and wisdom sees your name: “Listen to the rod, and he who appointed it.
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Isaiah sees him most clearly: the virgin's son Immanuel, the child on David's throne, the shoot from Jesse, the light to the nations, and above all the Suffering Servant pierced for our transgressions (ch. 53).
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