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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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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 10 Spurgeon 3 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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