Bible Book of Isaiah | Prophecies of the Messiah
Powerful prophecies of judgment and the coming Messiah who will bring comfort and redemption to the world. Isaiah chapters with summary and commentary.
Genre: Major Prophet. Theme: Prophecies of the Messiah
- Author: Isaiah
- Date: c. 740-680 BC
- Read Time: 225 mins
- Purpose: To warn of judgment and promise comfort through Messiah.
- Key Verse: Isa 9:6 - For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given.
- Christ: The Suffering Servant and Prince of Peace.
- Audience: Judah facing the Assyrian threat and future Babylonian exile
- Structure: 66 chapters mirroring the Bible (39 judgment, 27 comfort).
- Mini Bible Structure: 39 chapters on judgment (Old Testament) and 27 on comfort/glory (New Testament).
- Major Prophecy: The most detailed predictions of the Messiah's birth, ministry, and substitutionary death.
Isaiah is the 'Prince of Prophets,' offering a staggering vision of God's holiness and His plan for global salvation.
The book moves from local judgment on Israel and the nations to a cosmic vision of the New Heavens and New Earth.
Jesus is the Suffering Servant (Ch. 53), the Immanuel (7:14), and the Branch of Jesse (11:1).
Isaiah 1 - The Wickedness of Judah
The LORD has spoken: I raised children but they have rebelled. Wash yourselves. I will smelt away your dross. Zion shall be redeemed.
Isaiah 2 - The Mountain of the Lord
The mountain of the LORD will be established. On that day the pride of men will be humbled. They will flee the splendour of the LORD.
Isaiah 3 - Judgment on Judah and Jerusalem
The LORD will take away all support from Judah. Children will govern. You grind the faces of the poor. The women of Zion are proud.
Isaiah 4 - The Branch of the Lord Glorified
In that day the branch of the LORD will be glorious. Those who are left in Zion will be called holy. The LORD will create a shelter.
Isaiah 5 - The Vineyard of the Lord Destroyed
Why did my vineyard yield wild grapes? Woe to those who pursue drink, who call evil good. The anger of the LORD is against his people.
Isaiah 6 - Isaiah's Vision of the Lord
I saw the LORD seated on high. A seraph brought a coal to my lips. The LORD said, "Who will go for us?" I said, "Here am I; send me!"
Isaiah 7 - Isaiah Sent to King Ahaz
Aram plotted with Ephraim. The LORD sent Isaiah to King Ahaz: Behold, a virgin shall bear a son. The LORD will use Assyria as a razor.
Isaiah 8 - The Coming Assyrian Invasion
The floodwaters of Assyria will overflow the land. Many will fall and be snared. I will trust in the LORD. They will curse their gods.
Isaiah 9 - For to Us a Child Is Born
A child is born to us. His government will increase forever. The LORD will raise the enemies of Israel. His anger has not turned away.
Isaiah 10 - Judgment on Arrogant Assyria
Woe to those who rob the poor of justice. Woe to Assyria, whose purpose is to destroy. The remnant of Israel will return to the LORD.
Isaiah 11 - The Righteous Reign of the Branch
A shoot will come up from Jesse. He will judge with righteousness. The wolf will live with the lamb. The Lord will gather his people.
Isaiah 12 - The Lord Is My Strength and My Song
In that day you will say: I will praise you, O LORD! Your anger has turned away. Surely God is my salvation. Sing for joy, O Zion!
Isaiah 13 - The Judgment of Babylon
The oracle concerning Babylon: Listen! The LORD is calling an army. I will punish the world for its evil. Babylon will be overthrown.
Isaiah 14 - The Restoration of Jacob
The LORD will again choose Israel. How you are fallen, O Lucifer! You will be cast away like a trampled corpse. Wail, O Philistia!
Isaiah 15 - An Oracle Concerning Moab
An oracle concerning Moab: Ar of Moab is laid waste. In the streets they wear sackcloth. The waters of Dibon are full of blood.
Isaiah 16 - Send the lamb to the ruler of the land, from Sela, by way of the desert, to the
A throne will be established from the house of David. We have heard of the pride of Moab. Within three years Moab will be despised.
Isaiah 17 - An Oracle Concerning Damascus
An oracle concerning Damascus: Damascus will become ruins. Jacob will be brought low. You have forgotten the God of your salvation.
Isaiah 18 - An Oracle Concerning Cush
Woe to the land of buzzing wings, beyond the rivers of Cush. The LORD will cut down the branches. Wild animals will feed on them.
Isaiah 19 - An Oracle Concerning Egypt
An oracle concerning Egypt: I will hand the Egyptians over to a cruel master. When they cry out to the LORD, he will send a saviour.
Isaiah 20 - A Sign Against Egypt and Cush
The LORD spoke through Isaiah: As Isaiah has gone stripped for three years, so Assyria will lead the Egyptians and Cushites captive.
Isaiah 21 - Fallen, Fallen Is Babylon
The oracle concerning the wilderness of the sea: I set a watchman. He said, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon!" The glory of Kedar will end.
Isaiah 22 - An Oracle Concerning Jerusalem
The oracle concerning the valley of vision: The LORD has taken away the covering of Judah. I will give to Eliakim the key of David.
Isaiah 23 - An Oracle Concerning Tyre and Sidon
The oracle concerning Tyre: Wail, O ships, for Tyre is laid waste. The LORD has planned it. Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years.
Isaiah 24 - Judgment on the Whole Earth
Behold, the LORD lays the earth waste. Its people are held guilty. Fear and pit and snare await you. The LORD of hosts will reign.
Isaiah 25 - God Will Swallow Up Death Forever
O LORD, I will praise you. You have done marvellous things. The LORD will swallow up death forever. Moab will be trampled as straw.
Isaiah 26 - You Keep Him in Perfect Peace
A song will be sung in Judah: The LORD is the eternal Rock. Your hand is lifted high. We gave birth to wind, but your dead will rise.
Isaiah 27 - The Redemption of Israel
In that day the LORD will slay Leviathan. By exile the guilt of Jacob will be purged. Those who were perishing will worship the LORD.
Isaiah 28 - Judgment on Ephraim and Jerusalem
Woe to the drunkards of Ephraim! They will be snared. Behold, I lay in Zion a precious cornerstone. The LORD will do his alien work.
Isaiah 29 - The Siege of Jerusalem
Woe to Ariel, the city of David! But your enemies will be like dust. I will astound these people. No longer will Jacob be ashamed.
Isaiah 30 - Do Not Go Down to Egypt
Woe to the stubborn children who seek help from Egypt! The LORD will wait to show mercy. The voice of the LORD will shatter Assyria.
Isaiah 31 - Woe to Those Who Go Down to Egypt
Woe to those who trust in chariots! As a lion roars, so the LORD will come down to fight for Mount Zion. Turn back to him, O Israel.
Isaiah 32 - A King Will Reign in Righteousness
Behold, a king will reign in righteousness. Tremble, you women of ease. The city will be deserted until the Spirit is poured upon us.
Isaiah 33 - O Lord, Be Gracious to Us
Woe to you, O destroyer! The fear of the LORD is Zion's treasure. "I will arise," says the LORD. You will see the king in his beauty.
Isaiah 34 - Judgment on the Nations
The LORD is enraged against the nations. His sword is filled with blood. He has a day of vengeance for Zion. Edom shall lie waste.
Isaiah 35 - The Ransomed Shall Return
The desert shall rejoice and bloom. The eyes of the blind shall be opened. The ransomed of the LORD shall return to Zion with songs.
Isaiah 36 - Sennacherib Invades Judah
The king of Assyria came against Judah. His commander said, "Do not listen to Hezekiah. Have any of the gods delivered their lands?"
Isaiah 37 - Hezekiah Seeks Isaiah's Help
Hezekiah prayed to the LORD. Isaiah said, "The king of Assyria will not enter the city." The angel of the LORD struck the Assyrians.
Isaiah 38 - Hezekiah's Sickness and Recovery
Hezekiah became sick, so he prayed. The LORD said, "I will add fifteen years to your life." Hezekiah wrote, "The LORD will save me."
Isaiah 39 - Envoys from Babylon
The king of Babylon sent envoys. Hezekiah showed them his treasure houses. Isaiah said, "All you have shall be carried to Babylon."
Isaiah 40 - Comfort for God's People
Comfort, comfort my people. A voice cries: Prepare the way of the LORD! He is the everlasting God. He gives strength to the weary.
Isaiah 41 - Fear Not, for I Am with You
Let the nations meet for judgement. Do not fear, O Israel. I will help you. Idols are nothing. I will give a messenger of good news.
Isaiah 42 - The Lord's Chosen Servant
Behold, my Servant! He will bring justice to the nations. Sing to the LORD a new song. Hear, you deaf! The LORD gave Israel as spoil.
Isaiah 43 - Israel's Only Savior
But I am with you, O Jacob. I am the LORD. There is no other saviour. Behold, I will do a new thing! Yet you have not called upon me.
Isaiah 44 - Israel the Lord's Chosen
I will pour my Spirit on your offspring. Who makes an idol? A carpenter prays to a block of wood. I am the LORD who made all things.
Isaiah 45 - The great king Cyrus
The LORD says to Cyrus: For the sake of Jacob I have called you. I am the LORD. Turn to me and be saved, all the ends of the earth!
Isaiah 46 - The Idols of Babylon and the One True God
The idols of Bel and Nebo are burdens to be carried. O Jacob, I have made you and I will carry you. I am God and there is no other.
Isaiah 47 - The Humiliation of Babylon
Sit in the dust, O daughter of Babylon. You showed no mercy. You trusted in sorcery. Evil shall fall upon you. No one shall save you.
Isaiah 48 - Israel Refined for God's Glory
Hear this, O Jacob: I have refined you for my own sake. I am the First and the Last. Thus says your Redeemer: Go out from Babylon!
Isaiah 49 - The Servant of the Lord
The LORD formed me in the womb to restore Jacob and to bring salvation. Can a mother forget her nursing baby? I will not forget Zion.
Isaiah 50 - Israel's Sin and the Servant's Obedience
Have I no power to deliver? The LORD has given me a learned tongue. I gave my back to those who beat me. He who justifies me is near.
Isaiah 51 - The Lord's Comfort for Zion
Listen, the LORD will comfort Zion. Awake, O arm of the LORD! The ransomed shall return. You will drink the cup of my wrath no more.
Isaiah 52 - The Lord's Coming Salvation
Awake, O Zion! How beautiful are those who bring good news. The LORD has redeemed Jerusalem. Behold, my Servant will be lifted up.
Isaiah 53 - Who has believed our report
He was despised and rejected. He was pierced for our transgressions. By his wounds we are healed. Out of anguish he will see light.
Isaiah 54 - The Eternal Covenant of Peace
Sing, O barren woman! Your offspring will inherit the nations. Your Maker is your husband. No weapon formed against you will prosper.
Isaiah 55 - The Compassion of the Lord
Come, all you who are thirsty. I will make an everlasting covenant. My word will not return void. The mountains will burst into song.
Isaiah 56 - Salvation for Foreigners
Keep justice, for salvation is near. I will bring the outcasts of Israel to my house and gather still others. The watchmen are blind.
Isaiah 57 - Israel's Futile Idolatry
The righteous find peace in death. As for you rebels, you make your bed wide. Let your idols save you! But I will not accuse forever.
Isaiah 58 - True and False Fasting
You seek pleasure on your fast days. Is this not the fast I choose: to loose the bonds of injustice? Then your ruins will be rebuilt.
Isaiah 59 - Evil and Oppression
Your sins have separated you from God. Justice is far from us. Truth is nowhere. So the LORD put on garments of salvation and fury.
Isaiah 60 - Arise Shine for your light has come
Arise, shine, for your light has come! The nations will come to you. I will make you majestic forever. Your God will be your glory.
Isaiah 61 - The Spirit of the Lord is upon me
The Spirit of the LORD is on me. He has sent me to proclaim freedom. My people will inherit a double portion. I delight in the LORD.
Isaiah 62 - Zion's Coming Salvation
For Zion's sake I will not keep silent. You will be given a new name. Your God will rejoice over you. Raise a banner for the nations!
Isaiah 63 - The Lord's Day of Vengeance
Why are your robes red? I have trampled the nations. Israel remembered who brought them through the sea. You, O LORD, are our father.
Isaiah 64 - Oh that you would rend the heavens and come down, that the mountains might
Oh that you would rend the heavens! You meet those who do right. We are all the work of your hand. Do not remember our sins forever.
Isaiah 65 - Judgment and Salvation
I held out my hands to an obstinate people. My servants will eat, but you will go hungry. I will create new heavens and a new earth.
Isaiah 66 - The Humble and Contrite in Spirit
Listen! The LORD is repaying his enemies. Rejoice with Jerusalem and be comforted. All flesh will worship before me, says the LORD.