A.L.H.M. van Wieringen, «The "I"-Figure's Relations in the Poem in Isa 38,10-20» biblica, Vol. 96 (2015) 481-497 page 497

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A.L.H.M. van Wieringen, «The "I"-Figure's Relations in the Poem in Isa 38,10-20», Vol. 96 (2015) 481-497

This article offers a close reading of the Writing of Hezekiah (Isa 38,10-20) and describes the development of both the relation between the "I"-figure and the Lord and that between the "I"-figure and the community. An "ellipsis" between vv. 14 and 15 plays a prominent role. Furthermore, the article demonstrates that the developments in the "I"-figure's relations in the poem fit well within the poem's context (chapters 36–39). The ellipsis in the poem is connected to the open ending of chapter 38, to the happy conclusion of chapters 36–37, and to the open ending of chapter 39.

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01_van Wieringen_481-497_481-497 10/12/15 10:10 Pagina 497 497 THE “I”-FIGURE’S RELATIONS IN THE POEM IN ISA 38,10-20 497 Isaiah 39, the exile is positioned in time using the same temporal indications in 39,6 as in the poem, thus creating an open ending to chapter 39 35. Tilburg University Archibald L.H.M. VAN WIERINGEN Warandelaan, 2 NL-5037 AB Tilburg SUMMARY This article offers a close reading of the Writing of Hezekiah (Isa 38,10- 20) and describes the development of both the relation between the “I”- figure and the Lord and that between the “I”-figure and the community. An “ellipsis” between vv. 14 and 15 plays a prominent role. Furthermore, the article demonstrates that the developments in the “I”-figure’s relations in the poem fit well within the poem’s context (chapters 36–39). The el- lipsis in the poem is connected to the open ending of chapter 38, to the happy conclusion of chapters 36–37, and to the open ending of chapter 39. 35 I am greatly indebted to Drs. Maurits J. Sinninghe Damsté (Stadskanaal, the Netherlands) for his correction of the English translation of this article.