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|Year=-700 | |Year=-700 | ||
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|Is in main chronology= | |Headline=Pitching in the Bible? | ||
|Text=<p>"He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. | |Is in main chronology=Yes | ||
<p>The word "ball" appears only twice in the Bible, and the other one refers to the ball of the foot of a beast | |Text=<p>"He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. There you will die . . . " <span style="text-decoration: underline;">Isaiah 22:18.</span></p> | ||
<p>Isaiah's prophesies were written [in Hebrew] late in the eighth century BC. | <p>The word "ball" appears only twice in the Bible, and the other one refers to the ball of the foot of a beast (Leviticus 11:27). The Isaiah usage was the inspiration for a January 1905 news article headed, "Played Baseball in Bible Times: The Prophet Isaiah Made the only reference to the Pastime to be Found in the Holy Writ." (The <em>Hamilton [Ont] Spectator</em> - from a clipping in the Origins file at the Giamatti Center in Cooperstown.)</p> | ||
<p>Isaiah's prophesies were written [in Hebrew] late in the eighth century BC. A compilation of 15 English translations [accessed at <a href="http://bible.cc/isaiah/22-18.htm%20on%2012/29/10">http://bible.cc/isaiah/22-18.htm on 12/29/10</a>] shows that most of them summon the image of an angry God hurling the miscreant, like a ball, far far away. (One exception, however, cites a wound turban, not a ball.) A literal translation is unrevealing: "And thy coverer covering, wrapping round, Wrappeth thee round, O babbler, On a land broad of sides—there thou diest." <strong>Caveat:</strong> we have little assurance that Isaiah actually referred to a ball, or even to the act of throwing. <strong>Query:</strong> could a Hebrew reader or a Bible scholar among you clarify this question?</p> | |||
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| Text | "He will surely wind you around and around, and throw you like a ball into a large country. There you will die . . . " Isaiah 22:18. The word "ball" appears only twice in the Bible, and the other one refers to the ball of the foot of a beast (Leviticus 11:27). The Isaiah usage was the inspiration for a January 1905 news article headed, "Played Baseball in Bible Times: The Prophet Isaiah Made the only reference to the Pastime to be Found in the Holy Writ." (The Hamilton [Ont] Spectator - from a clipping in the Origins file at the Giamatti Center in Cooperstown.) Isaiah's prophesies were written [in Hebrew] late in the eighth century BC. A compilation of 15 English translations [accessed at http://bible.cc/isaiah/22-18.htm on 12/29/10] shows that most of them summon the image of an angry God hurling the miscreant, like a ball, far far away. (One exception, however, cites a wound turban, not a ball.) A literal translation is unrevealing: "And thy coverer covering, wrapping round, Wrappeth thee round, O babbler, On a land broad of sides—there thou diest." Caveat: we have little assurance that Isaiah actually referred to a ball, or even to the act of throwing. Query: could a Hebrew reader or a Bible scholar among you clarify this question? |
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