Passage Research
Jeremiah 13 — Sermon Preparation
The rotted linen loincloth and the jar filled with wine are two signs that Judah's pride will be ruined and the people sent into exile. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 13, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 27
- verses
- 377 / 187
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 23
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 13 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| אֵזוֹר | ʼêzôwr | H232 | 8 | girt, belt |
| פְּרָת | Pᵉrâth | H6578 | 4 | Perath |
| טָמַן | ṭâman | H2934 | 4 | hide, covering |
| מֹתֶן | môthen | H4975 | 4 | waist, loins |
| יָלַךְ | yâlak | H3212 | 5 | walk, carry |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 5 | word, matter |
| תִּפְאָרָה | tiphʼârâh | H8597 | 3 | ornament |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 13, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. Thus saith the LORD unto me, Go and get thee a linen girdle, and put it upon thy loins, and put it not in water. 1. Sic dicit Jehova mihi, Vade et compara tibi cingulum lineum, et pone illud super renes tuos, et in aquas ne inferas illud. 2. So I got a girdle, according to the word of the LORD, and put it on my loins, 2. Et comparavi mihi cingulum (paravi, ad verbum) sicuti mandave-rat Jehova, et posui (vel, applicavi) illud ad renes meos. 3. And the word of the LORD came unto me the second time, saying, 3. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 13:1–9 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Jer 13:13
- Negeb— Jer 13:19
- Euphrates— Jer 13:4
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