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Isaiah 13 — Sermon Preparation
The oracle concerning Babylon announces the day of the Lord's wrath, when the great empire will fall like Sodom and Gomorrah. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָטַשׁ | râṭâsh | H7376 | 2 | dash |
| אַף | ʼaph | H639 | 3 | nose, nostril |
| שָׁמַיִם | shâmayim | H8064 | 3 | sky, aloft |
| גַּאֲוָה | gaʼăvâh | H1346 | 2 | arrogance, majesty |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 3 | mass, army |
| קוֹל | qôwl | H6963 | 3 | voice, sound |
| רָבַץ | râbats | H7257 | 2 | crouch, recline |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XIII God's armies, ver. 1-5. The destruction of Babylon by the Persians and Medes, their great distress, anguish, and utter desolation, ver. 6-22. 1. The burden - This title is commonly given to sad prophecies, which indeed are grievous burdens to them on whom they are laid. Babylon - Of the city and empire of Babylon by Cyrus. 2. A banner - To gather soldiers together. Mountain - Whence it may be discerned at a considerable distance. Withal he seems to intimate, that their enemies should come from the mountainous country of Media. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 13:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Isa 13:1
- Ophir— Isa 13:12
- Chaldea— Isa 13:19
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