Ezekiel 14:15If I cause evil animals to pass through the land, and they ravage it, and it be made desolate, so that no man may pass through because of the animals;
The setting
Babylon, ~593 BC. Ezekiel describes what happens when civilization collapses — wild animals reclaim territory humans once controlled...
The emotion here: painting worst-case scenarios to shock people into repentance
The original word
ra'ah (רָעָה) — evil/harmful animals, predators that normally fear humans but now hunt them
Why it matters
When Assyria depopulated northern Israel, lions actually moved into abandoned cities and killed the few remaining people
Read with care
What most readers miss in Ezekiel 14:15
This isn't about zoo animals escaping — it's about what happens when human society breaks down so completely that predators lose their fear
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about literal animals, but it describes societal collapse where lawlessness makes normal life impossible — like modern failed states where warlords control territory.
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Verses that echo Ezekiel 14:15
Bible Genome reading
Ezekiel 14:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Ezekiel 14:15 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include desolation, judgment. Notable phrases: evil animals; ravage it; made desolate. This verse contains prophecy.
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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