Passage Research
Jeremiah 1 — Sermon Preparation
Jeremiah is called from the womb to be a prophet to the nations, and two visions — an almond branch and a boiling pot — confirm the word he must deliver. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 19
- verses
- 266 / 122
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 1 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 7 | word, matter |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 6 | see |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 5 | Jehudah |
| יֹאשִׁיָּה | Yôʼshîyâh | H2977 | 3 | Joshijah |
| צָפוֹן | tsâphôwn | H6828 | 3 | hidden, dark |
| דָבַר | dâbar | H1696 | 4 | arrange, speak |
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 3 | oracle |
How preachers through history handled this text
15 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“19. And they shall fight against thee; but they shall not prevail against thee; for I am with thee, saith the LORD, to deliver thee. 19. Pugnabunt autem tecum (vel, praeliabuntur contra to,) sed non praevalebunt tibi, quia tecum ego (quia sum tecum,) dicit Jehova, ad to liberandum. God in this verse briefly reminds his servant, that though he would be supplied with invincible power, yet he would have great trials, so that his office would not be, according to a common saying, a mere play. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 1, on Jeremiah 1:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Anathoth— Jer 1:1
- Jerusalem— Jer 1:15
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