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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.
- 21
- verses
- 367 / 160
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 15
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- 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.
“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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