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The Book of the Prophet Isaiah
Lesson 9 – Chapters 47 – 50
Isaiah Chapter 47
• A taunt-song, mocking Babylon, once
queen of the nations, now a mere slave.
• it uses sophisticated language; over forty words occur here that are not found elsewhere in the Bible
Conflicting Commentaries
• NABre footnote credits Cyrus as saying this
• Fr. Hoppe also credits Cyrus
• The Navarre Commentary says that the verse “has been interpreted in Christian tradition as a veiled revelation of the Holy Trinity, because the Son is sent by the Father and his Spirit to redeem men”
Conflicting Commentaries
• The New St. Jerome commentary suggests that the speaker is Deutero-Isaiah himself.
• The Church is silent on the issue
Little Rock’s Opinion
• Fr. Hoppe says “but the ‘commandments’ in verse 18 probably refer to the prophet’s words rather than stipulations of the Torah.”
• The Collegeville Commentary draws the same conclusion.
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