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Yeshaya (ben Amotz) is a book of Sefer Neviim prophesying about both Punishment and future Redemption during the reigns of Kings Uzia, Yosam, Achaz and Chizkiyahu.

The Book of Isaiah, also known as the Book or Sefer of Yesha'ayhu (alternatively spelled Yeshayahu, Yesha'ayah or Yeshayah; Heb. ספר ישעיה or ספר ישעיהו), is a book in the Prophets or Neviim section of the Tanach that collects the prophecies and stories about the life of the prophet Isaiah or Yesha'ayahu, who prophesied during the reigns of the Judian kings Uzziah, Yotam, Achaz and Chizkiyahu (circa the 8th and early 7th centuries BCE per secular dating, or circa the 7th and 6th centuries BCE per the traditional Jewish dating).

The Talmud (Bava Batra 14b) defines the contents of the book as being entirely about consolation, because most of the prophecies are redemption prophecies.

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What does Isaiah 9:6 mean?

Isaiah 9:5 is a famous verse used by Christians. A Christian translation is: For to us a child is born. To us a son is given; and the government will be on his shoulders. His name will be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father,…
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Isaiah's addressing of King Ahaz as "House of David"

In Isaiah 7, when Ahaz refuses to ask for a sign as instructed by Isaiah, why does the Prophet then address Ahaz by saying "O House of David" instead of Ahaz's name? Is Isaiah no longer addressing Ahaz specifically and redirecting to a larger…
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How is Sefer Yeshayahu structured?

How is Sefer Yeshaya structured? It doesn't seem to be chronological. The book seems to start with chapter 6 which presumably took place during the reign of Uzziah. Rashi says chapter 1 started after the Northern Kingdom was destroyed.
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How is marriage understood to have taken away reproach in Isaiah 4:1

Is there a traditional Jewish or standard agreed upon understanding of what it means for a marriage in the context of Isaiah 4 to take away reproach? For seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, “We will eat our own bread and wear…
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What is "the day of the L-RD" found in Isaiah 13:6 and elsewhere and when does/did it occur?

What is "the day of the L-RD" found in Isaiah 13:6 and elsewhere and when does/did it occur?: JPS Tanakh 1917 Isaiah 13:6 Howl ye; for the day of the L-RD is at hand; As destruction from the Almighty shall it come. It seems to be described as a…
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Information on Isaiah 6: 1-6

Is what is described in Isaiah 6:1-6 a vision, or is the prophet actually inside the temple of Jerusalem? Does he say he sees G-d on the throne and the doorposts that tremble?
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Isaiah - Didn't he live in a time where people were righteous? Why is he foretelling a destruction?

Isaiah lived in a time of righteous kings, with the exception of Achaz. Why was he foretelling a destruction? It seems clear from the texts that the cause of the final destruction was Menashe, who is not even listed in the opening verse. We find a…
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How could Isaiah know about King Cyrus of Persia?

Isaiah 45:1 calls King Cyrus of Persia “G-d’s Messiah” among other references to him: כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִמְשִׁיחוֹ֮ לְכ֣וֹרֶשׁ אֲשֶׁר־הֶֽחֱזַ֣קְתִּי בִֽימִינ֗וֹ לְרַד־לְפָנָיו֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וּמָתְנֵ֥י מְלָכִ֖ים אֲפַתֵּ֑חַ לִפְתֹּ֤חַ לְפָנָיו֙…
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In Isaiah 10:20-23 why only a remnant will remain?

In Isaiah 10:20-23 who are referred to as the remnant of Israel and the escaped of the House of Jacob referenced by Hashem? Are the remnant referenced to as only some of the Jewish people? Why would Hashem not want all of the Jewish people to…
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Who is Lucifer in Isaiah 14:11-14?

As the context isn't clear and I don't speak hebrew So I don't know what it's exactly about.
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What did Isaiah see in Isaiah 6:1?

Yeshayahu (Isaiah) 6:1 reads: בִּשְׁנַת־מוֹת֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ עֻזִּיָּ֔הוּ וָֽאֶרְאֶ֧ה אֶת־אֲדֹנָ֛י ישֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסֵּ֖א רָ֣ם וְנִשָּׂ֑א וְשׁוּלָ֖יו מְלֵאִ֥ים אֶת־הַהֵיכָֽל: which Chabad.org translates as: In the year of the death of King Uzziah, I saw…
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Explain Isaiah 7:14

Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel (New International Version Christian Bible translation). Who is Immanuel?
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How could Isaiah take Zechariah as a witness if the latter lived centuries after Isaiah?

We find in Isaiah 8:2 that Isaiah took two trustworthy witnesses who are Uriah the priest and Zechariah Ben Yeberachiah. If this Zechariah is none other than the prophet Zechariah as Makkos 24b suggests, how could Isaiah take him as a witness if…
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In Isaiah 28:16, is the stone under the whole building or just under one corner?

16Therefore, so has the Lord God said: "Behold, I have laid as a foundation a stone in Zion, a fortress stone, a costly cornerstone, a foundation well founded; the believer shall not hasten. טזלָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֔ה הִנְנִ֛י יִסַּ֥ד…
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