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Isaiah 16 — Sermon Preparation
Moab's fugitives seek shelter under David's throne, but pride prevents humbling, and judgment is confirmed within three years. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 16, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 14
- verses
- 192 / 139
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 16 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מוֹאָב | Môwʼâb | H4124 | 9 | Moab |
| קִיר חֶרֶשׂ | Qîyr Cheres | H7025 | 3 | Kir-Cheres, Kir-Chareseth |
| שְׂבָם | Sᵉbâm | H7643 | 2 | Sebam, Sibmah |
| הֵידָד | hêydâd | H1959 | 2 | acclamation |
| יַעֲזֵיר | Yaʻăzêyr | H3270 | 2 | Jaazer, Jazer |
| נָדַד | nâdad | H5074 | 2 | wave, rove |
| יָלַל | yâlal | H3213 | 2 | howl, yell |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XVI The Moabites exhorted to entertain kindly the banished Jews, ver. 1-5. They are threatened for their pride and arrogance, ver. 6- 8. The prophet bewaileth them, ver. 9-11. Their judgment, ver. 12-14. 1. Send - The prophet continues his prophecy against Moab, and gives them counsel what to do, to prevent, if possible, the desolation. Make your peace with God, by sacrifice, for all your injuries done to him, and to his people. Sela - An eminent city of Moab, seated upon a rock. Unto the mount - Unto the temple upon mount Zion. 2. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 16:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Sela 3— Isa 16:1
- Zion— Isa 16:1
- Kir-hareseth— Isa 16:11
- Moab 1— Isa 16:11
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