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Jeremiah 22 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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verses
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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.

Calvin 23 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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