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Jeremiah 35 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 35, 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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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 35 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יַיִן yayin H3196 7 wine, intoxication
רֵכָב Rêkâb H7394 5 Rekab
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 9 hear, tell
רֵכָה Rêkâh H7397 4 Rekah
שָׁתָה shâthâh H8354 6 imbibe
יְהוֹנָדָב Yᵉhôwnâdâb H3082 4 Jehonadab
יָשַׁב yâshab H3427 7 sit, dwell

How preachers through history handled this text

10 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 35, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 7 Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 John Wesley 1

“18. And Jeremiah said unto the house of the Rechabites, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Because ye have obeyed the commandment of Jonadab your father, and kept all his precepts, and done according unto all that he hath commanded you: 18. Domui autem Rechabitarum dixit Jeremias, sic dicit Jehova exercituum, Deus Israel, Propterea quod audistis (vel, obedivistis) mandato Jonadab patris vestri, et servastis omnia ejus mandata, et fecistis secundum omnia quae praeceperat vobis, 19. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 4, on Jeremiah 35:18–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Babylon 1 — Jer 35:11
  • Chaldea — Jer 35:11
  • Jerusalem — Jer 35:11

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