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Jeremiah 12 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 12, 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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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 12 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
נָתַשׁ nâthash H5428 5 tear away
נַחֲלָה nachălâh H5159 5 inherited, occupancy
לָמַד lâmad H3925 3 goad, teach
עַיִט ʻayiṭ H5861 2 hawk
עַם ʻam H5971 4 people, tribe
חֶלְקָה chelqâh H2513 2 smoothness, flattery
אָבַל ʼâbal H56 2 bewail

How preachers through history handled this text

21 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 12, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 17 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“17. But if they will not obey, I will utterly pluck up and destroy that nation, saith the LORD. 17. Quod si non audierint, tunc evellam (copula etiam hic accipitur pro adverbio temporis) gentem illam, evellendo et perdendo, dicit Jehova. As he had shewn that there was a sure hope of salvation to his own people, when the Gentiles would embrace his mercy, so he now threatens the Gentiles with destruction in case they repented not; …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 12:17–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jordan — Jer 12:5

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