Passage Research
Isaiah 49 — Sermon Preparation
The second Servant Song commissions the servant as a light to the nations, and Zion is reassured that the Lord has engraved her on his hands. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 49, 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
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 49 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| שָׁכַח | shâkach | H7911 | 4 | mislay, be oblivious |
| רָחַם | râcham | H7355 | 3 | fondle, love |
| בֶּטֶן | beṭen | H990 | 3 | belly, womb |
| עֶבֶד | ʻebed | H5650 | 4 | servant |
| מַלְקוֹחַ | malqôwach | H4455 | 2 | jaws, spoil |
| יַעֲקֹב | Yaʻăqôb | H3290 | 3 | Jaakob |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 3 | nation, a Gentile |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 49, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE WRITING ON GOD'S HANDS Behold! I have graven thee upon the palms of My hands; thy walls are continually before Me.'--ISAIAH xlix. 16. In the preceding context we have the infinitely tender and beautiful words: Zion hath said, The Lord hath forsaken me. Can a woman forget her sucking child? . . . yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee.' There is more than a mother's love in the Father's heart. …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 49:16–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Syene— Isa 49:12
- Zion— Isa 49:14
- Jerusalem— Isa 49:16
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