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Jeremiah 42 — Sermon Preparation
Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 42, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 22
- verses
- 408 / 131
- Hebrew words / lemmas
- 11
- classic sermon excerpts
- 3
- preachers & commentators
Jeremiah 42 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| מִצְרַיִם | Mitsrayim | H4714 | 7 | Mitsrajim |
| שָׁמַע | shâmaʻ | H8085 | 7 | hear, tell |
| דָּבָר | dâbâr | H1697 | 7 | word, matter |
| קוֹל | qôwl | H6963 | 5 | voice, sound |
| יִרְמְיָה | Yirmᵉyâh | H3414 | 4 | Jirmejah |
| שָׁלַח | shâlach | H7971 | 5 | send |
| נָגַד | nâgad | H5046 | 4 | front, manifest |
How preachers through history handled this text
11 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 42, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“22. Now therefore know certainly that ye shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence, in the place whither ye desire to go and to sojourn. 22. Et nunc sciendo scitote (hic tdv imperative sumendum est sine controversia) quod gladio et fame et peste moriemini in loco ad quem appetitis ire, ad peregrinandum illic. The Prophet at length concludes his discourse, after having mentioned the reasons why God would deal so severely with them, even because their perfidy, impiety, ingratitude, and obstinate contempt were unsufferable. …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 4, on Jeremiah 42:22–30 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Babylon 1 — Jer 42:11
- Egypt — Jer 42:14
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