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Jeremiah 14 — Sermon Preparation
A severe drought triggers a communal lament, but the Lord refuses to accept it because the people follow false prophets who promise peace. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 14, 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
- 23
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 14 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| רָעָב | râʻâb | H7458 | 6 | hunger |
| חֶרֶב | chereb | H2719 | 6 | drought, cutting |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 5 | prophet, inspired man |
| נָבָא | nâbâʼ | H5012 | 4 | prophesy, speak |
| שֵׁם | shêm | H8034 | 5 | appellation, honor |
| עָוֺן | ʻâvôn | H5771 | 3 | perversity, evil |
| חָפָה | châphâh | H2645 | 2 | cover, veil |
How preachers through history handled this text
23 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 14, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“22. Are there any among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? art thou not he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these things. 22. An in idolis (vel, vanitatibus) gentium, qui pluere faciat? et an coeli dabunt pluviam (vel, et an ex coelis dabunt pluviam) an non tu ipse Jehova Deus noster? et speravimus in te (expectavimus ad te:) quoniam tu fecisti omnia haec. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 14:22–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Jer 14:16
- Zion— Jer 14:19
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