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Ezekiel 13 — Sermon Preparation
God condemns the false prophets who cry peace where there is none, plastering a flimsy wall that will not stand. 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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- verses
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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.
“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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