2 Kings 25:9He burnt the house of Yahweh, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, even every great house, burnt he with fire.
The setting
Jerusalem, Israel, August 586 BC. Flames consume Solomon's temple, the king's palace, and every significant building. 400 years of architecture and history turning to ash in one day.
The emotion here: devastated witness to sacrilege
The original word
śārap (שָׂרַף) — to burn completely, consume with fire until nothing remains
Why it matters
Solomon's temple contained 23 tons of gold that Nebuchadnezzar's men stripped before burning
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 25:9
This wasn't random destruction - burning the temple meant God's presence was 'homeless' for the first time since Moses
Common misconceptionPeople think God abandoned Israel, but this fulfilled His warnings through the prophets - He was disciplining, not abandoning
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 25:9
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 25:9 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 25:9 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include temple destruction, sacred lost. Notable phrases: burnt the house of Yahweh; burnt he with fire.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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