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Isaiah 4 — Sermon Preparation
After judgment the branch of the Lord will be beautiful, and those who remain in Zion will be washed clean by a spirit of burning. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 4, 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
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| צִיּוֹן | Tsîyôwn | H6726 | 3 | Tsijon, capital |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 3 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| כָּבוֹד | kâbôwd | H3519 | 2 | weight, splendor |
| רוּחַ | rûwach | H7307 | 2 | wind, breath |
| מִסְתּוֹר | miçtôwr | H4563 | 1 | refuge |
| צוֹאָה | tsôwʼâh | H6675 | 1 | excrement, dirt |
| דּוּחַ | dûwach | H1740 | 1 | thrust, cleanse |
How preachers through history handled this text
4 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“In this chapter we have, I. A threatening of the paucity and scarceness of man (ver. 1), which might fitly enough have been added to the close of the foregoing chapter, to which it has a plain reference. II. A promise of the restoration of Jerusalem's peace and purity, righteousness and safety, in the days of the Messiah, ver. 2-6. Thus, in wrath, mercy is remembered, and gospel grace is a sovereign relief, in reference to the terrors of the law and the desolations made by sin. Humiliation of the Daughters of Zion. (b. c. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Isaiah 4:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Isa 4:3
- Zion— Isa 4:3
- Mount Zion— Isa 4:5
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