ISAIAH THE PROPHET - THE BOOK OF ISAIAH

Isaiah (Hebrew: יְשַׁעְיָהוּ, Modern Yeshayahu Tiberian Yəšạʻyā́hû ; Greek: Ἠσαΐας, Ēsaïās ; Aramaic/Syriac/Assyrian: ܐܫܥܝܐ , Isha`ya ; Arabic: أشعیاء‎, Ašʿiyāʾ ; "Yahu is salvation";[1] pronounced /aɪˈzeɪ.ə/ (US), /aɪˈzaɪ.ə/ (UK)[2] was a prophet in the 8th-century BC Kingdom of Judah.[3] Part of his message was: "The land will be completely laid waste and totally plundered. The LORD has spoken this word." (Isaiah 24:3). Isaiah therefore warns the people of Israel to turn back to Yahweh. Isaiah was sensitive to the common people's problems and was very outspoken regarding their treatment by the aristocracy.

Jews and Christians consider the Book of Isaiah a part of their Biblical canon; he is the first listed (although not the earliest) of the neviim akharonim, the later prophets.[4] Christians believe that Isaiah prophesied the virgin birth of Jesus Christ (Isaiah 7:14, King James version):