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Isaiah 11 — Sermon Preparation
The shoot from Jesse's stump will rule with wisdom and justice, and all creation will live at peace under his reign. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 11, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 16
- verses
- 219 / 146
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 11 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רוּחַ | rûwach | H7306 | 7 | wind, breath |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 4 | sea, large body of water |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 4 | Jehudah |
| אֶפְרַיִם | ʼEphrayim | H669 | 3 | Ephrajim |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 4 | hand, open |
| אֵזוֹר | ʼêzôwr | H232 | 2 | girt, belt |
| נֵס | nêç | H5251 | 2 | flag, sail |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 11, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE SUCKER FROM THE FELLED OAK And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a Branch shall grow out of his roots: 2. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3. And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: and he shall not judge after the sight of his eyes, neither reprove after the hearing of his ears: 4. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 11:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Assyria— Isa 11:11
- Cush 1— Isa 11:11
- Egypt— Isa 11:11
- Elam— Isa 11:11
- Great Sea— Isa 11:11
- Hamath 1— Isa 11:11
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