Passage Research
Isaiah 55 — Sermon Preparation
The chapter opens with a free invitation to come and eat without price, then proclaims the word that will accomplish all God purposes. Below is a research summary for Isaiah 55, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 13
- verses
- 185 / 111
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 24
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 55 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מַחֲשָׁבָה | machăshâbâh | H4284 | 5 | contrivance, texture |
| דֶּרֶךְ | derek | H1870 | 5 | road, trodden |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 4 | walk, carry |
| כֶּסֶף | keçeph | H3701 | 3 | silver, pale |
| גָּבַהּ | gâbahh | H1361 | 2 | soar, be lofty |
| לְאֹם | lᵉʼôm | H3816 | 2 | community |
| אָכַל | ʼâkal | H398 | 3 | eat |
How preachers through history handled this text
24 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 55, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“THE CALL TO THE THIRSTY Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, and he that hath no money; come ye, buy, and eat; yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and without price. 2. Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not bread? and your labour for that which satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto Me, and eat ye that which is good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 3. Incline your ear, and come unto Me, hear, and your soul shall live; …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 55:1–13 (Public Domain)
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