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Jeremiah 29 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 29, 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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Jeremiah 29 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
בָּבֶל Bâbel H894 11 Babel, Babylonia
שָׁלַח shâlach H7971 11 send
נְאֻם nᵉʼum H5002 8 oracle
גּוֹלָה gôwlâh H1473 5 exile, exiles
יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 7 Jerushalaim, Jerushalem
נָבִיא nâbîyʼ H5030 6 prophet, inspired man
נָבָא nâbâʼ H5012 5 prophesy, speak

How preachers through history handled this text

24 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 29, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 19 Spurgeon 3 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“3. By the hand of Elasah the son of Shaphan, and Gemariah the son of Hilkiah, (whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent unto Babylon to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon) saying, 3. Per manum Eleasah filii Saphan et Gamariae filii Helchiae, quos miserat Zedechias rex Jehudah ad Nebhadnezer regem Babylonis Babylonem, dicendo, 4. Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, unto all that are carried away captives, whom I have caused to be carried away from Jerusalem unto Babylon; 4. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 3, on Jeremiah 29:3–6 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Jer 29:1
  • Jerusalem — Jer 29:1

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