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Isaiah 54 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Isaiah 54, 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
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 6
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 54 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| גּוּר | gûwr | H1481 | 3 | turn, sojourn |
| אֶבֶן | ʼeben | H68 | 3 | stone |
| בָּעַל | bâʻal | H1166 | 2 | be master, marry |
| מוּשׁ | mûwsh | H4185 | 2 | withdraw |
| רֶגַע | regaʻ | H7281 | 2 | wink, short space |
| מוֹט | môwṭ | H4131 | 2 | waver, slip |
| נֹחַ | Nôach | H5146 | 2 | Noach |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 54, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“LIV The blessings and fulness of the gospel-church, ver. 1-4. The Gentiles becoming Christ's spouse, to whom his love is everlasting, ver. 5-10. Her glories, ver. 11, 12. The gifts of the Holy Ghost, ver. 13. Her sure preservation, ver. 14-17 1. Sing - The prophet having largely discoursed of the sufferings of Christ, and of the blessed fruits thereof, and here foreseeing that glorious state of the church, he breaks forth into this song of triumph. And as the foregoing chapter literally speaks of Christ, so doth this of the church of Christ. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Isaiah 54:1–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Isa 54:1
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