2 Chronicles 28:10Now you purpose to keep under the children of Judah and Jerusalem for bondservants and bondmaids for yourselves. Aren't there even with you trespasses of your own against Yahweh your God?
The setting
~735 BC, Northern Israel. After defeating Judah in battle, Israelite soldiers prepare to enslave 200,000 captives. Prophet Oded confronts the victors near Samaria, modern-day West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: righteous anger at blatant hypocrisy
The original word
pesha (פֶּשַׁע) — deliberate rebellion, not accidental sin but willful transgression
Why it matters
This happened during the Syro-Ephraimite War when both kingdoms were fighting Assyria
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Chronicles 28:10
The prophet is saying 'You're about to enslave your own brothers while you yourselves are rebels against God'
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about literal slavery, but it's about any exploitation of those weaker than you while ignoring your own moral failures.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Chronicles 28:10
Bible Genome reading
2 Chronicles 28:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Chronicles 28:10 comes from the book of 2 Chronicles, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Oded. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include oppression, injustice, hypocrisy. Notable phrases: bondservants and bondmaids; trespasses. This verse contains a command. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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