Ezekiel 29:4
“I will put hooks in your jaws, and I will make the fish of your rivers stick to your scales; and I will bring you up out of the midst of your rivers, with all the fish of your rivers which stick to your scales.”
— Ezekiel 29:4
About this verse
Ezekiel 29:4 comes from the book of Ezekiel, written during the Exile (~586 BC) period. The setting is prophetic oracle. The dominant emotion in this verse is deciding, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, fishing metaphor. Notable phrases: hooks in your jaws; fish stick to scales. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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Exile (~586 BC)
Emotion
deciding
Type
prophecy
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