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Chapters 1 – 5 and 28 – 29 prophesy judgment against Judah.

Judah thinks itself safe because of its covenant relationship with God.

However, God tells Judah ( through Isaiah ) that the covenant cannot protect them when they have broken it by the worship of other gods and by acts of injustice and cruelty, which oppose God's law.

Chapter 6 describes Isaiah's call to be a prophet of God.

The throne scene at the opening of chapter 6 is noteworthy for its depiction of an idealised temple with singing seraphs.

Chapters 7 – 23 contain prophecies against Judah's enemies.

Chapters 24 – 34, while too complex to characterize easily, are primarily concerned with prophecies of a " Messiah ", a person anointed or given power by God, and of the Messiah's kingdom, where justice and righteousness will reign.

Chapters 36 – 39 concern Hezekiah's triumph over the Assyrians and his faith in God.

It ends with a visit to Hezekiah by envoys from a rebel prince of Babylon, and Isaiah's words prophesying the Babylonian exile.