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Ezekiel 30 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 30, 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 30 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מִצְרַיִם Mitsrayim H4714 18 Mitsrajim
חֶרֶב chereb H2719 9 drought, cutting
זְרוֹעַ zᵉrôwaʻ H2220 6 arm, stretched
נָפַל nâphal H5307 7 fall
שָׁבַר shâbar H7665 6 burst
נָתַן nâthan H5414 8 give, put
יְהֹוִה Yᵉhôvih H3069 5

How preachers through history handled this text

2 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 30, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“In this chapter we have, I. A continuation of the prophecy against Egypt, which we had in the latter part of the foregoing chapter, just before the desolation of that once flourishing kingdom was completed by Nebuchadnezzar, in which is foretold the destruction of all her allies and confederates, all her interests and concerns, and the several steps which the king of Babylon should take in pushing on this destruction, ver. 1-19. II. …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 4 (Isaiah to Malachi), on Ezekiel 30:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Ezek 30:10
  • Egypt — Ezek 30:10
  • Nile — Ezek 30:12

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