Isaiah (KJV)
66 chapters · 1,292 verses. Choose a chapter to read it in the King James Version.
About the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah confronts Judah's sin and announces both judgment and a stunning hope of redemption, comfort, and a coming Servant. It holds together God's holiness and his saving purpose for his people and the nations.
- Genre
- Prophecy (major)
- Author
- Traditionally attributed to the prophet Isaiah
- First audience
- Judah and Jerusalem (8th century BC and beyond)
How to read it: Read prophecy for both its near horizon (Judah's crisis) and its far horizon (deliverance and the coming Messiah); attend to its poetry.
It opens: “The 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.” (Isaiah 1:1)
Chapters
Judgment and warning to Judah and the nations · chapters 1–39
Key verses in Isaiah
The verses of Isaiah that the rest of Scripture cross-references most often.
Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.
Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee.
The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound;
He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength.
Read Isaiah with a guide
- Advent: Waiting with Hope24 days from promise to the manger7 of 24 days in Isaiah
- Lent: 40 Days to the Cross40 days walking with Jesus toward Easter3 of 40 days in Isaiah
- 21 Days of Prayer & Fasting21 days on humility, prayer and seeking God1 of 21 days in Isaiah
- A Life of Worship7 days on worshipping God with all of life1 of 7 days in Isaiah
- Called to Be Holy7 days on living a life set apart for God1 of 7 days in Isaiah
- Caring for Ageing Parents7 days on honouring and caring for parents in old age1 of 7 days in Isaiah