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Isaiah 18 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Isaiah 18, 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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preachers & commentators

Isaiah 18 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
קַו־קַו qav-qav H6978 4 stalwart
בָּזָא bâzâʼ H958 2 cleave
מוֹרָט môwrâṭ H4178 2 obstinate, independent
נָהָר nâhâr H5104 3 stream, prosperity
מְבוּסָה mᵉbûwçâh H4001 2 trampling
עַיִט ʻayiṭ H5861 2 hawk
חֹם chôm H2527 2 heat

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 18, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“Whatever country it is that is meant here by "the land shadowing with wings," here is a woe denounced against it, for God has, upon his people's account, a quarrel with it. I. They threaten God's people, ver. 1, 2. II. All the neighbours are hereupon called to take notice what will be the issue, ver. 3. III. Though God seem unconcerned in the distress of his people for a time, he will at length appear against their enemies and will remarkably cut them off, ver. 4-6. IV. This shall redound very much to the glory of God, ver. 7. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Isaiah 18:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Cush 1 — Isa 18:1
  • Nile — Isa 18:1
  • Mount Zion — Isa 18:7

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