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Jeremiah 19 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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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.

Calvin 11 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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