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Isaiah 19 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Isaiah 19, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Isaiah 19 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim H4714 26 Mitsrajim
אַשּׁוּר ʼAshshûwr H804 6 Ashshur
צָבָא tsâbâʼ H6635 7 mass, army
יְאֹר yᵉʼôr H2975 5 channel, Nile
עֵצָה ʻêtsâh H6098 4 advice, plan
קֶרֶב qereb H7130 4 nearest, center
תָּעָה tâʻâh H8582 3 vacillate, reel

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“XIX The confusion of Egypt, their intestine dissention, their idols deceive them, cruel lords over them, waters fail them, their trade dead, their princes and counselors made foolish, their terror before the Lord, ver. 1-17. The calling of Egypt to the church, ver. 18-22. The covenant of Egypt, Assyria and Israel, ver. 23-25. 1. Rideth - As a general in the head of his army. A swift cloud - This phrase shews that the judgment should come speedily, unexpectedly, and unavoidably. …”

— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 19:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Isa 19:1
  • Zoan — Isa 19:11

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