Passage Research
Isaiah 2 — Sermon Preparation
A vision of the nations streaming to Zion in the latter days gives way to a day when all that is proud and lofty will be brought low. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 2, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 253 / 126
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 8
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 2 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֱלִיל | ʼĕlîyl | H457 | 4 | nothing, vain |
| שָׁפֵל | shâphêl | H8213 | 4 | depress, sink |
| נָשָׂא | nâsâʼ | H5375 | 6 | lift |
| רוּם | rûwm | H7311 | 5 | elevation, elation |
| אָדָם | ʼâdâm | H120 | 5 | ruddy, human being |
| שָׁחַח | shâchach | H7817 | 3 | sink, depress |
| הָדָר | hâdâr | H1926 | 3 | magnificence |
How preachers through history handled this text
8 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“II A prophecy of Christ's kingdom, and the calling of the Gentiles, ver. 1-5. And rejection of the Jews for their idolatry and pride, ver. 6-9. The great majesty and power of God, and his terrors on the wicked; with an exhortation to fear God, and not to trust in man, ver. 10-22. 1. The word - Or, the matter or thing, as this Hebrew word commonly signifies; the prophecy or vision. 2. In the last days - In the times of the Messiah. For Christ's institutions were to continue to the end of the world. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 2:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 2:1
- Bashan— Isa 2:13
- Lebanon— Isa 2:13
- Tarshish 2— Isa 2:16
- Zion— Isa 2:3
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