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Ezekiel 9 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Ezekiel 9, 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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- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
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- classic sermon excerpts
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- preachers & commentators
Ezekiel 9 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קֶסֶת | qeçeth | H7083 | 3 | cup, ink-stand |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 5 | city, waking |
| מֹתֶן | môthen | H4975 | 3 | waist, loins |
| תָּוֶךְ | tâvek | H8432 | 4 | bisection, centre |
| תָּו | tâv | H8420 | 2 | mark, signature |
| בַּד | bad | H906 | 3 | thread, linen |
| מָלֵא | mâlêʼ | H4390 | 3 | fill, be full of |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Ezekiel 9, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“Calvin (Ezekiel 9:2) does not altogether reject the idea that this person prefigured Messiah. Theodoret's view seems judicious. "The dress of the seventh person was that of a priest: for he did not belong to those who punished, but to those who redeemed those worthy of preservation." In Jerome's day it was thought to represent the Savior, "who is a priest," says he, and quotes Psalm 110:4, very appropriately. C. D. Michaelis has remarked the customary method of carrying the inkhorn in the East in the present day. Syl. Com. Theol. Edit. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Ezekiel - Volume 2, on Ezekiel 9:2–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem — Ezek 9:4
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