Exegetical checkmate – Isaiah 4:2a: person or plant?

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  • H Kruger University of KwaZulu-Natal

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5952/52-3-52

Keywords:

Messiah, Plant imagery, Inner- and inter-textual exposition, Text and context

Abstract

Traditionally interpreters have understood the phrase HWHY JMIX, in Isaiah 4:2a as an indication of a messianic figure and translated it as “Shoot of the Lordâ€. To highlight this meaning the word concerned was written with a capital letter. Presently however, in stead of translating the expression with reference to a person, and particularly a messianic figure, several scholars prefer to interpret the phrase as a portrayal of luxuriant vegetation. The study reconsiders the case in terms of some aspects of inner- and inter-textual exegesis.

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Published

2012-01-26

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Articles | Artikels