Tag: Comparing the Masoretic and the Septuagint in Isaiah

Isaiah 52:13 The Suffering Servant: Isaiah Devotional 2.42

Septuagint Isaiah 52:13 (LXX) begins a new section that extends through the end of chapter 53. This magnificent portion is popularly known as the great Suffering Servant Song. It is the fourth Servant Song in Isaiah… First, while the Septuagint contains three verbs after the auxiliary “shall,” the Masoretic has four. The Septuagint lists “understand,” “shall be exalted,” and [shall be] “glorified…” 1. First Verb: “My Servant shall understand” … Continue readingIsaiah 52:13 The Suffering Servant: Isaiah Devotional 2.42