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Jeremiah 25 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 25, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 25 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
גּוֹי gôwy H1471 10 nation, a Gentile
קוֹל qôwl H6963 7 voice, sound
שָׁתָה shâthâh H8354 6 imbibe
שָׁלַח shâlach H7971 7 send
שַׁמָּה shammâh H8047 4 ruin, consternation
שָׁנֶה shâneh H8141 6 year, revolution
נְאֻם nᵉʼum H5002 5 oracle

How preachers through history handled this text

36 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 25, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 34 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“3. From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened. 3. A tertio decimo anno Josiae filii Ammon regis Jehudah ad hunc diem, hic tertius et vicesimus annus est, loquutus est Jehova ad me, et loquutus sum ad vos, surgens mane; et non audistis: 4. And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 25:3–5 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Jer 25:1
  • Chaldea — Jer 25:12
  • Jerusalem — Jer 25:18

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