Passage Research
Isaiah 3 — Sermon Preparation
Jerusalem's corrupt leaders and vain women are condemned, and the collapse of the city's social order is foretold. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 3, 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 3 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 7 | people, tribe |
| מִשְׁעֵן | mishʻên | H4937 | 3 | support, protector |
| לַחַשׁ | lachash | H3908 | 2 | whisper, prayer |
| זָקֵן | zâqên | H2205 | 3 | old |
| קָצִין | qâtsîyn | H7101 | 2 | magistrate, deciding |
| שַׂר | sar | H8269 | 3 | head |
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 3 | Lord |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 3, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“III Great confusion on both people and rulers for their sin and impudence in it, ver. 1-9. Peace to the righteous, and misery to the wicked, ver. 10, 11. The oppression and covetousness of the rulers, ver. 12-15. The pride of women, and its judgments, ver. 16-26. 2. The judge - The civil magistrates. The ancient - Whose wisdom was increased by long experience. 5. Oppressed - By thy command or permission of such childish rulers. 6. Thou hast - We are utterly undone, and have neither food nor raiment; …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 3:2–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 3:1
- Zion— Isa 3:16
- Sodom— Isa 3:9
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