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Ezekiel 21 — Sermon Preparation
The sword of the LORD is drawn and sharpened against Jerusalem, and Babylon's king divines his route at the crossroads. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 37
- verses
- 530 / 203
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 2
- classic sermon excerpts
- 2
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 21 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| חֶרֶב | chereb | H2719 | 15 | drought, cutting |
| אֲדֹנָי | ʼĂdônây | H136 | 8 | Lord |
| מָרַט | mâraṭ | H4803 | 5 | polish, make bald |
| אָדָם | ʼâdâm | H120 | 8 | ruddy, human being |
| שׂוּם | sûwm | H7760 | 8 | put |
| יְהֹוִה | Yᵉhôvih | H3069 | 7 | |
| כַּף | kaph | H3709 | 6 | hollow hand, palm |
How preachers through history handled this text
2 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“XXI An explication of the prophecy in the close of the last chapter, with directions to the prophet upon it, ver. 1-7. A prediction of the sword that was coming on the land, ver. 8-17. A prospect given of the king of Babylon's coming to Jerusalem, to which he was determined by divination, ver. 18-24. Sentence passed on Zedekiah, ver. 25-27. The destruction of the Ammonites, ver. 28-32. 2. The holy places - The temple and all parts of it. 3. …”
— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 21:2–31 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Ezek 21:19
- Jerusalem— Ezek 21:2
- Ammon— Ezek 21:20
- Rabbah 1— Ezek 21:20
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