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Isaiah 23 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Isaiah 23, 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
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צֹר | Tsôr | H6865 | 6 | Tsor |
| תַּרְשִׁישׁ | Tarshîysh | H8659 | 4 | Tarshish |
| צִידוֹן | Tsîydôwn | H6721 | 3 | Tsidon |
| סָחַר | çâchar | H5503 | 3 | travel round, palpitate |
| יָלַל | yâlal | H3213 | 3 | howl, yell |
| מָעוֹז | mâʻôwz | H4581 | 3 | fortified, defence |
| יָם | yâm | H3220 | 4 | sea, large body of water |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXIII The destruction of Tyre, from God, for their pride, ver. 1- 14. The time of her rising again, ver. 15-17. And conversion to God, ver. 18. 1. Of Tyre - The prophecy of the heavy calamity and destruction of Tyre. Tyre was, according to this prophecy, destroyed; first by Nebuchadnezzar, and afterwards by Alexander the great. And tho' this prophecy seemed directly to respect the former destruction, yet it seems to have some reference to the latter also; …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 23:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Cyprus — Isa 23:1
- Tarshish 1 — Isa 23:1
- Tyre — Isa 23:1
- Nile — Isa 23:10
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