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Jeremiah 7 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for Jeremiah 7, 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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Hebrew words / lemmas
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classic sermon excerpts
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preachers & commentators

Jeremiah 7 in the Hebrew

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

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
מָקוֹם mâqôwm H4725 7 standing, spot
שָׁמַע shâmaʻ H8085 8 hear, tell
דָּבָר dâbâr H1697 8 word, matter
קָרָא qârâʼ H7121 7 call out to
קוֹל qôwl H6963 6 voice, sound
נְאֻם nᵉʼum H5002 5 oracle
אָב ʼâb H1 6 father

How preachers through history handled this text

21 public-domain excerpts on Jeremiah 7, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Calvin 19 Matthew Henry 1 John Wesley 1

“1. The word that came to Jeremiah from the Lord, saying, 1. Sermo qui datus fuit Jeremiae (qui factus fuit ad Jeremiam, qui datus fuit, ad verbum) a Jehova, dicendo, 2. Stand in the gate of the Lord's house, and proclaim there this word, and say, Hear the word of the Lord, all ye of Judah, that enter in at these gates to worship the Lord 2. …”

— Calvin, Commentary on Jeremiah and Lamentations - Volume 1, on Jeremiah 7:1–4 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Shiloh — Jer 7:12
  • Jerusalem — Jer 7:17
  • Egypt — Jer 7:22

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