1 Kings 22:17
“He said, "I saw all Israel scattered on the mountains, as sheep that have no shepherd. Yahweh said, 'These have no master. Let them each return to his house in peace.'"”
— 1 Kings 22:17
About this verse
1 Kings 22:17 comes from the book of 1 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is palace. These words are attributed to Micaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include leadership failure, divine judgment. Notable phrases: sheep without shepherd; scattered on mountains. This verse contains prophecy.
Speaker
Micaiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
narrative
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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Crisis relevance
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