Passage Research
Isaiah 37 — Sermon Preparation
Hezekiah prays in the temple, Isaiah delivers the Lord's answer, and the Assyrian army is struck down overnight before Jerusalem. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 37, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 38
- verses
- 566 / 251
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 4
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 37 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אַשּׁוּר | ʼAshshûwr | H804 | 10 | Ashshur |
| חִזְקִיָּה | Chizqîyâh | H2396 | 9 | Chizkijah |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 12 | hear, tell |
| רַבְשָׁקֵה | Rabshâqêh | H7262 | 4 | Rabshakeh |
| יְשַׁעְיָה | Yᵉshaʻyâh | H3470 | 4 | Jeshajah |
| חָרַף | châraph | H2778 | 4 | pull off, expose |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 6 | hand, open |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 37, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE TRIUMPH OF FAITH And Hezekiah received the letter from the hand of the messengers, and read it: and Hezekiah went up unto the house of the Lord, and spread it before the Lord. 15. And Hezekiah prayed unto the Lord, saying, 16. O Lord of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest between the cherubims, Thou art the God, even Thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: Thou hast made heaven and earth. 17. Incline Thine ear, O Lord, and hear; …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 37:14–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Assyria— Isa 37:10
- Jerusalem— Isa 37:10
- Eden 2— Isa 37:12
- Gozan— Isa 37:12
- Haran— Isa 37:12
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