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Jeremiah 21 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 21, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 14
- verses
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- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 9
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 21 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 7 | hand, open |
| בָּבֶל | Bâbel | H894 | 4 | Babel, Babylonia |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 5 | city, waking |
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 4 | oracle |
| דֶּבֶר | deber | H1698 | 3 | pestilence |
| צִדְקִיָּה | Tsidqîyâh | H6667 | 3 | Tsidkijah |
| צוּר | tsûwr | H6696 | 3 | cramp, confine |
How preachers through history handled this text
9 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 21, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“13. Behold, I am against thee, O inhabitant of the valley, and rock of in the plain, saith the LORD; which say, Who shall come down against us? or who shall enter into our habitations? 13. Ecce ego contra to, quae habitas in valle, petra in planitie (vel, patrae planitiei, alii vertunt) dicit Jehova; qui dicitis, Quis descendet contra nos? et quis ingrediatur habitacula nostra? l4. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 21:13–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1 — Jer 21:10
- Jerusalem — Jer 21:13
- Chaldea — Jer 21:4
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