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Jeremiah 2 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 2, 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 2 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
דֶּרֶךְ derek H1870 8 road, trodden
רַע raʻ H7451 7 bad, evil
נְאֻם nᵉʼum H5002 6 oracle
מָצָא mâtsâʼ H4672 5 come, appear
יָלַךְ yâlak H3212 5 walk, carry
מִדְבָּר midbâr H4057 4 pasture, desert
רָאָה râʼâh H7200 5 see

How preachers through history handled this text

38 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 2, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 29 Alexander MacLaren 4 Spurgeon 3 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“14 Is Israel a servant? is he a homeborn slave? why is he spoiled? 14. An servus Israel? An (vel, si) genitus domi? (hoc est, an verna? accipiunt enim puerum, domi natum pro verna:) quare factus est in praedam? 15. The young lions roared upon him, and yelled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant. 15. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 1, on Jeremiah 2:14–17 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Cyprus — Jer 2:10
  • Kedar — Jer 2:10
  • Memphis — Jer 2:16
  • Tahpanhes — Jer 2:16
  • Assyria — Jer 2:18
  • Egypt — Jer 2:18

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