Ezekiel 14:13Son of man, when a land sins against me by committing a trespass, and I stretch out my hand on it, and break the staff of its bread, and send famine on it, and cut off from it man and animal;
The setting
Tel Aviv area, Israel, ~593 BC. Ezekiel sits by the Kebar River among Jewish exiles, receiving visions of Jerusalem's coming destruction...
The emotion here: heartbroken but resolute, like a judge sentencing his own child
The original word
ma'al (מַעַל) — treacherous betrayal, like a wife's adultery against her husband
Why it matters
Ezekiel was among the first wave of exiles taken to Babylon in 597 BC, 11 years before Jerusalem's final destruction
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 14:13
God says 'I stretch out MY hand' — this isn't random disaster but personal divine intervention
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about natural disasters, but 'breaking the staff of bread' refers to economic collapse — when money becomes worthless and food systems fail.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Ezekiel 14:13
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 14:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 14:13 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. 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 divine judgment, consequences of sin. Notable phrases: break the staff of its bread; send famine. This verse contains a promise of God. 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
Your reflection
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