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Jeremiah 16 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 16, 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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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 16 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
אָב ʼâb H1 7 father
סָפַד çâphad H5594 3 lament, wail
נְאֻם nᵉʼum H5002 4 oracle
קוֹל qôwl H6963 4 voice, sound
יָדַע yâdaʻ H3045 4 know, seeing
עָוֺן ʻâvôn H5771 3 perversity, evil
מָקוֹם mâqôwm H4725 3 standing, spot

How preachers through history handled this text

15 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 16, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 13 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“21. Therefore, behold, I will this once cause them to know, I will cause them to know mine hand and my might; and they shall know that my nameis The LORD. 21. Propterea ecce ego cognoscere faciam ipsos hac vice, ostendam ipsis (cognoscere ipsos faciam) manum meam et potentiam meam; et cognoscent quod nomen meum Jehova. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 16:21–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Egypt — Jer 16:14

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