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Ezekiel 12 — Sermon Preparation
Ezekiel's symbolic act of packing an exile's bag announces the imminent captivity of Jerusalem's king and people. 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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- 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.
“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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