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Jeremiah 23 — Sermon Preparation
The false shepherds who scatter the flock are condemned, a righteous Branch from David is promised, and lying prophets are exposed and judged. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 23, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 40
- verses
- 608 / 204
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 36
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 23 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 18 | oracle |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 17 | prophet, inspired man |
| מַשָּׂא | massâʼ | H4853 | 8 | burden, tribute |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 12 | word, matter |
| נָבָא | nâbâʼ | H5012 | 6 | prophesy, speak |
| עַם | ʻam | H5971 | 8 | people, tribe |
| שֶׁקֶר | sheqer | H8267 | 5 | untruth, sham |
How preachers through history handled this text
36 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 23, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“1. Woe be unto the pastors that destroy and scatter the sheep of my pasture! saith the LORD. 1. Vae Pastoribus qui perdunt et dissipant gregem pascuorum meorum! dicit Jehova. 2. Therefore thus saith the LORD God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the LORD. 2. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 23:1–3 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Samaria 1— Jer 23:13
- Gomorrah— Jer 23:14
- Jerusalem— Jer 23:14
- Sodom— Jer 23:14
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