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Ezekiel 13 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 13, 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 13 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
טוּחַ ṭûwach H2902 6 smear
יְהֹוִה Yᵉhôvih H3069 8
אֲדֹנָי ʼĂdônây H136 8 Lord
נֶפֶשׁ nephesh H5315 8 breathing creature, animal
כָּזָב kâzâb H3577 5 falsehood
שָׁוְא shâvᵉʼ H7723 5 evil, destructive
תָּפֵל tâphêl H8602 4 plaster, gummy

How preachers through history handled this text

24 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 19 Gregory the Great 2 Matthew Henry 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“The very existence of such a chapter as this suggests some instructive reflections. It may first remind us of the great moral difference between the position of the Jew and our own. The existence of prophets implies the corresponding possession of miraculous witness. A new prophet was a new herald of a fresh truth; and before he could claim attention he was called upon to show his new credentials. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 13:1–18 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Ezek 13:16

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