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Isaiah 29 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 1 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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