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Jeremiah 49 — Sermon Preparation
Individual oracles pronounce judgment on Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam, each nation meeting the sovereign will of God. Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 49, 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 49 in the Hebrew
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | Glosses |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| נְאֻם | nᵉʼum | H5002 | 12 | oracle |
| עֵילָם | ʻÊylâm | H5867 | 7 | Elam |
| יָשַׁב | yâshab | H3427 | 9 | sit, dwell |
| שָׁתָה | shâthâh | H8354 | 5 | imbibe |
| אֱדֹם | ʼĔdôm | H123 | 4 | Edom |
| חָצוֹר | Châtsôwr | H2674 | 3 | Chatsor |
| יָרַשׁ | yârash | H3423 | 4 | occupy, driving |
How preachers through history handled this text
41 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 49, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“10. But I have made Esau bare, I have uncovered his secret places, and he shall not be able to hide himself: his seed is spoiled, and his brethren, and his neighbour's, and he is not. 10. Quia ego discooperio Esau, retego abscondita ejus, et occultari non poterit; vastatum est semen ejus (aut, vastabitur) et fratres ejus, et vicini, et non ipse (quanquam alii vertunt, et nemo erit, et contexunt proximum versum,) 11. Leave thy fatherless children, I will preserve them alive; and let thy widows trust in me. 11. Relinque pupillos tuos; …”
— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 5, on Jeremiah 49:10–11 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Ammon— Jer 49:1
- Edom— Jer 49:10
- Bozrah 1— Jer 49:13
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