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Isaiah 59 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Isaiah 59, 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
- 7
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Isaiah 59 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| הָגָה | hâgâh | H1897 | 4 | murmur, ponder |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 5 | verdict, sentence |
| צְדָקָה | tsᵉdâqâh | H6666 | 4 | rightness, rectitude |
| פֶּה | peh | H6310 | 4 | mouth, blowing |
| אָוֶן | ʼâven | H205 | 3 | nothingness, trouble |
| פֶּשַׁע | peshaʻ | H6588 | 3 | revolt |
| גָּשַׁשׁ | gâshash | H1659 | 2 | feel about |
How preachers through history handled this text
7 public-domain excerpts on Isaiah 59, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“FLIMSY GARMENTS Their webs shall not become garments.'--ISAIAH lix. 6. I counsel thee to buy of me . . . white raiment, that thou mayest be clothed, and that the shame of thy nakedness do not appear.'--REV. iii. 18. The force of these words of the prophet is very obvious. He has been pouring out swift, indignant denunciation on the evil-doers in Israel; …”
— Alexander MacLaren, Expositions of Holy Scripture: Isaiah and Jeremiah, on Isaiah 59:6–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Zion — Isa 59:20
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