Passage Research
Jeremiah 4 — Sermon Preparation
A call to circumcise the heart precedes a terrifying vision of an army from the north bringing disaster like a lion and a fierce wind. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 4, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 31
- verses
- 422 / 223
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 31
- classic sermon excerpts
- 4
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 4 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| קוֹל | qôwl | H6963 | 7 | voice, sound |
| יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם | Yᵉrûwshâlaim | H3389 | 7 | Jerushalaim, Jerushalem |
| לֵב | lêb | H3820 | 6 | heart, feelings |
| שָׁדַד | shâdad | H7703 | 4 | be burly, powerful |
| עִיר | ʻîyr | H5892 | 6 | city, waking |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 6 | hear, tell |
| רָאָה | râʼâh | H7200 | 5 | see |
How preachers through history handled this text
31 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 4, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“23. I beheld the earth, and, lo, it was without form, and void; and the heavens, and they had no light. 23. Vidi terram, et ecce vasta et deformis, et coelos, et nulla lux eorum: 24. I beheld the mountains, and, lo, they trembled, and all the hills moved lightly. 24. Vidi montes, et ecce contremiscentes (contremiscebant), et omnes colles movebantur: 25. I beheld, and, lo, there was no man, and all the birds of the heavens were fled. 25. Vidi, et ecce nullus homo, et omnes aves coelorum evolaverant: 26. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 1, on Jeremiah 4:23–26 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Jerusalem— Jer 4:10
- Dan— Jer 4:15
- Mount Ephraim— Jer 4:15
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