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Isaiah 29 — Sermon Preparation
Ariel, the city of David, faces siege and spiritual stupor, but God promises that the deaf will hear and the blind will see. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 29, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 24
- verses
- 326 / 191
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 3
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 29 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֲרִיאֵל | ʼĂrîyʼêl | H740 | 5 | Ariel |
| סֵפֶר | çêpher | H5612 | 6 | writing, book |
| הָמוֹן | hâmôwn | H1995 | 4 | noise, tumult |
| יָדַע | yâdaʻ | H3045 | 5 | know, seeing |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6633 | 4 | mass, army |
| מַעֲשֶׂה | maʻăseh | H4639 | 3 | action, transaction |
| שָׁעַע | shâʻaʻ | H8173 | 2 | look upon, fondle |
How preachers through history handled this text
3 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 29, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXIX The temple and city of Jerusalem destroyed, ver. 1-6. Her enemies insatiable, ver. 7, 8 Their senselessness, ver. 9-12. And deep hypocrisy, ver. 13-17. These scorner and oppressor being cut off, the rest shall be converted, ver. 18-24. 1. The city - The royal city, and seat of David and his posterity. Set them - Go on in killing sacrifices from time to time, one year after another, whereby you think to appease me, but all shall be in vain. 4. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 29:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ariel— Isa 29:1
- City of David— Isa 29:1
- Lebanon— Isa 29:17
- Jerusalem— Isa 29:2
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