2 Kings 3:10The king of Israel said, "Alas! For Yahweh has called these three kings together to deliver them into the hand of Moab."
The setting
850 BC, Edom desert. King Jehoram of Israel panics as water runs out, blaming God for their predicament...
The emotion here: panicked desperation mixed with inherited rebellion
The original word
hoy (הוֹי) — alas, woe, a cry of despair and accusation
Why it matters
Jehoram was Ahab's son, raised to blame prophets and God when things went wrong
Read with care
What most readers miss in 2 Kings 3:10
He says God 'called' them together—but it was actually his own military alliance idea
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows it's okay to question God, but Jehoram is actually falsely accusing God of setting a trap—this is the wrong way to process crisis.
The thread continues
Verses that echo 2 Kings 3:10
Bible Genome reading
2 Kings 3:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
2 Kings 3:10 comes from the book of 2 Kings, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is wilderness. These words are attributed to Jehoram. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include despair, divine judgment, theological interpretation. Notable phrases: Alas! For Yahweh; deliver them into the hand of Moab.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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