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Jeremiah 27 — Sermon Preparation
Jeremiah wears a wooden yoke to demonstrate that the Lord has given all lands to Nebuchadnezzar; nations that resist will perish by sword, famine, and plague. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 27, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 420 / 126
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 16
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 27 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּבֶל | Bâbel | H894 | 14 | Babel, Babylonia |
| עָבַד | ʻâbad | H5647 | 11 | work, serve |
| נָבָא | nâbâʼ | H5012 | 6 | prophesy, speak |
| יְהוּדָה | Yᵉhûwdâh | H3063 | 7 | Jehudah |
| גּוֹי | gôwy | H1471 | 6 | nation, a Gentile |
| צַוָּאר | tsavvâʼr | H6677 | 4 | neck, bound |
| נָבִיא | nâbîyʼ | H5030 | 5 | prophet, inspired man |
How preachers through history handled this text
16 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 27, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“19. For thus saith the LORD of hosts concerning the pillars, and concerning the sea, and concerning the bases, and concerning the residue of the vessels that remain in this city, 19. Quia sic dicit Jehova exercituum de columnis et de mari, et de basibus, et de residuo vasorum quae supersunt in urbe hac, 20. Which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon took not, when he carried away captive Jeconiah the son of Jehoiakim king of Judah from Jerusalem to Babylon, and all the nobles of Judah and Jerusalem; 20. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 27:19–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1— Jer 27:11
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