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Jeremiah 17 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 17, 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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Jeremiah 17 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
שַׁבָּת shabbâth H7676 7 intermission, Sabbath
שַׁעַר shaʻar H8179 8 opening, door
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 7 Jerushalaim, Jerushalem
יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh H3063 6 Jehudah
מַשָּׂא massâʼ H4853 4 burden, tribute
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 6 hear, tell
יָשַׁב yâshab H3427 5 sit, dwell

How preachers through history handled this text

29 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 20 Alexander MacLaren 4 Spurgeon 2 John Wesley 2 Matthew Henry 1

“27. But if ye will not hearken unto me to hallow the sabbath day, and not to bear a burden, even entering in at the gates of Jerusalem on the sabbath day; then will I kindle a fire in the gates thereof, and it shall devour the palaces of Jerusalem, and it shall not be quenched. 27. Quod si non audietis me ad sanctificandum diem sabbathi, et non tollendo onus, et ingrediendo per portas Jerusalem die sabbathi; tunc accendam ignem in portis ejus, et vorabit palatia Jerusalem, et non extinguetur. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 17:27–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — Jer 17:19
  • People’s Gate — Jer 17:19

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