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Jeremiah 27 — Sermon Preparation

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.

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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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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.

Calvin 14 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“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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