Passage Research
Jeremiah 22 — Sermon Preparation
Jeremiah addresses the palace, demanding justice for the poor, and pronounces doom on Shallum, Jehoiakim, and Coniah (Jehoiachin). Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 22, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 30
- verses
- 468 / 197
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 25
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 22 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 7 | Jehudah |
| אֶרֶז | ʼerez | H730 | 4 | cedar |
| יָד | yâd | H3027 | 6 | hand, open |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 5 | sit, dwell |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 5 | hear, tell |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 5 | word, matter |
| יֹאשִׁיָּה | Yôʼshîyâh | H2977 | 3 | Joshijah |
How preachers through history handled this text
25 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 22, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. Thus saith the LORD; Go down to the house of the king of Judah, and speak there this word, 1. Sic dicit Jehova, Descende in domum regis Jehudah, et loquere illic ser-monem hunc, 2. And say, Hear the word of the LORD, O king of Judah, that sittest upon the throne of David, thou, and thy servants, and thy people that enter in by these gates: 2. Et dices, Audi sermonem Jehova, rex Jehudah, qui sedes super solium Davidis, tu et servi tui, et populus tuus qui ingredimini per portas has: 3. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 22:1–3 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Jer 22:19
- Abarim— Jer 22:20
- Bashan— Jer 22:20
- Lebanon— Jer 22:20
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