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Ezekiel 21 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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