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Ezekiel 5 — Sermon Preparation
The shaving and dividing of Ezekiel's hair symbolizes the three-part fate awaiting Jerusalem's inhabitants. Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 5, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 17
- verses
- 287 / 120
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 14
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 5 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| סָבִיב | çâbîyb | H5439 | 8 | circle, neighbour |
| שְׁלִישִׁי | shᵉlîyshîy | H7992 | 6 | third, third |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 7 | nation, a Gentile |
| חֶרֶב | chereb | H2719 | 6 | drought, cutting |
| תָּוֶךְ | tâvek | H8432 | 6 | bisection, centre |
| לָקַח | lâqach | H3947 | 6 | take |
| מִשְׁפָּט | mishpâṭ | H4941 | 5 | verdict, sentence |
How preachers through history handled this text
14 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 5, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Section 3. Against the Mountains of Israel, Ezekiel 6:1-15 Section 4. Against the Land of Israel, Ezekiel 7:1-27 Section 5. The Vision of the Image of Jealousy, Ezekiel 8:1-11 The Chamber of Imagery, Ezekiel 8:12-16 The Explanation, Ezekiel 8:17, 18 Section 6. The Vision of the man with the slaughter weapon, Ezekiel 9:1-11 Section 7. The Vision of the Cherubim -- their description and their motions, Ezekiel 10:1-22 Section 8. The Emblems of the Caldron and the Flesh, and its application to Jerusalem, Ezekiel 11:1-25 Section 9. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 5:5–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Ezek 5:10
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