Passage Research
Jeremiah 19 — Sermon Preparation
Jeremiah smashes a clay jar at the Potsherd Gate to enact the irreversible breaking of Jerusalem for its child sacrifice at Topheth. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 19, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 15
- verses
- 283 / 129
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 13
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 19 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מָקוֹם | mâqôwm | H4725 | 8 | standing, spot |
| תֹּפֶת | Tôpheth | H8612 | 5 | Topheth |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 5 | city, waking |
| גַּיְא | gayʼ | H1516 | 3 | gorge, lofty |
| צָבָא | tsâbâʼ | H6635 | 4 | mass, army |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 4 | Jehudah |
| בַּקְבֻּק | baqbuq | H1228 | 2 | bottle |
How preachers through history handled this text
13 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 19, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. Thus saith the LORD, Go and get a potter's earthen bottle, and take of the ancients of the people, and of the ancients of the priests; 1. Sic dicit Jehova, Vade et acquire (alii vertunt, posside; et qnh significat utrunque, sed hic non convenit verbum possidendi; acquire tibi) lagenam figuli testaceam, et quidem cum senioribus populi, et cum senioribus sacerdotum: 2. And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which is by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee: 2. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 2, on Jeremiah 19:1–3 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Jer 19:11
- Topheth— Jer 19:11
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