Passage Research
Isaiah 1 — Sermon Preparation
The opening indictment charges Judah and Jerusalem with rebellion against their God and calls them to reason together and repent. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 31
- verses
- 360 / 242
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 12
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| זוּר | zûwr | H2114 | 4 | turn aside, be a foreigner |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 4 | hear, tell |
| שָׁפַט | shâphaṭ | H8199 | 3 | judge, sentence |
| סִיג | çîyg | H5509 | 2 | scoria |
| גַּנָּה | gannâh | H1593 | 2 | garden |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 3 | verdict, sentence |
| עֲמֹרָה | ʻĂmôrâh | H6017 | 2 | Amorah |
How preachers through history handled this text
12 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE STUPIDITY OF GODLESSNESS The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master's crib: but Israel doth not know, My people doth not consider.'--ISAIAH i. 3. This is primarily an indictment against Israel, but it touches us all. Doth not know' i.e. has no familiar acquaintance with; doth not consider,' i.e. frivolously ignores, never meditates on. I. This is a common attitude of mind towards God. Blank indifference towards Him is far more frequent than conscious hostility. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 1:3–29 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 1:1
- Gomorrah— Isa 1:10
- Sodom— Isa 1:10
- Zion— Isa 1:27
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