2 Kagaya ng isang pintor na gumagawa ng isang bagong larawan sa pamamagitan ng pagguhit muna ng ilang pangkalahatang balangkas, pinasimulan ni Isaias ang kaniyang ulat sa pamamagitan ng ilang pangkalahatang pananalita na nagbibigay agad ng puno’t dulo ng mga pangyayaring kaniyang ilalahad: “Nangyari nga nang mga araw ni Ahaz na anak ni Jotam na anak ni Uzias, na hari ng Juda, na sina Rezin na hari ng Sirya at Peka na anak ni Remalias, na hari ng Israel, ay umahon sa Jerusalem upang makipagdigma laban dito, at hindi niya nakayanang makipagdigma laban dito.” —Isaias 7:1.
2 Much like an artist who defines the outline of a new painting with a few sweeping strokes, Isaiah starts his account with a few broad statements that mark the beginning and the end of the events he is about to relate: “It came about in the days of Ahaz the son of Jotham the son of Uzziah, the king of Judah, that Rezin the king of Syria and Pekah the son of Remaliah, the king of Israel, came up to Jerusalem for war against it, and he proved unable to war against it.” —Isaiah 7:1.jw2019 jw2019