Ezekiel 16:5
“No eye pitied you, to do any of these things to you, to have compassion on you; but you were cast out in the open field, for that your person was abhorred, in the day that you were born.”
— Ezekiel 16:5
About this verse
Ezekiel 16:5 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is prophetic vision. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the allegory genre of biblical literature. Key themes include abandonment, rejection, compassion. Notable phrases: No eye pitied you; cast out in the open field; person was abhorred. This verse contains prophecy.
Era
Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
allegory
Emotional genome
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