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Ezekiel 12 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 12, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Ezekiel 12 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 10 word, matter
עַיִן ʻayin H5869 9 eye, fountain
מְרִי mᵉrîy H4805 5 bitterness, rebellion
יָצָא yâtsâʼ H3318 8 go, bring
גּוֹלָה gôwlâh H1473 5 exile, exiles
יְהֹוִה Yᵉhôvih H3069 6
אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây H136 6 Lord

How preachers through history handled this text

21 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 17 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“8. And in the morning came the word of the LORD unto me, saying, 8. Et fuit sermo Iehovae ad me mane, dicendo, 9. Son of man, hath not the house of Israel, the rebellious house, said unto thee, What doest thou? 9. Fili hominis, an non dixerunt tibi, domus Israel, domus rebellis, Quid tu facis? 10. Say thou unto them, Thus saith the Lord GOD; This burden concerneth the prince in Jerusalem, and all the house of Israel that are among them. 10. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 1, on Ezekiel 12:8–11 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Ezek 12:10
  • Babylon 1 — Ezek 12:13
  • Chaldea — Ezek 12:13

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