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Ezekiel 32 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 32, 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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preachers & commentators

Ezekiel 32 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
חָלָל châlâl H2491 14 pierced, polluted
חֶרֶב chereb H2719 17 drought, cutting
עָרֵל ʻârêl H6189 10 exposed, uncircumcised
הָמוֹן hâmôwn H1995 10 noise, tumult
חִתִּית chittîyth H2851 7 fear
יָרַד yârad H3381 11 descend, go downwards
נָתַן nâthan H5414 14 give, put

How preachers through history handled this text

3 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 32, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Gregory the Great 1 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“XXXII The destruction of Egypt is represented under the similitude of killing a lion and a crocodile, ver. 1-16. Under that of the funeral of a great general, ver. 17-30. 1. Twelfth year - Of the captivity of Jeconiah. 2. Like a young lion - Spoiling all thou canst. Crocodile - The crocodiles lay in the rivers, though sometimes they went down the river to the sea. With thy rivers - Raisedst mighty armies, and didst lead them out against thy neighbours. The waters - The people, and kings near thee. Thy feet - With thy soldiers. …”

— John Wesley, Wesley's Notes on the Whole Bible, on Ezekiel 32:1–32 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Ezek 32:11
  • Egypt — Ezek 32:12

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