Isaiah 10:29They have gone over the pass. They have taken up their lodging at Geba. Ramah trembles. Gibeah of Saul has fled.
The setting
Villages north of Jerusalem, 701 BC. Panic spreads as Assyrian forces cross the pass at Michmash. Modern-day central West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: horrified witness to mass terror, yet steady in prophetic calling
The original word
nus (נוּס) — to flee in terror, desperate escape
Why it matters
Gibeah was King Saul's capital city — if even the royal city fled, nowhere was safe
Read with care
What most readers miss in Isaiah 10:29
The verb tenses show this happening in real-time — Isaiah isn't predicting, he's watching it unfold
Common misconceptionPeople read this as ancient history, but Isaiah is demonstrating how quickly security can collapse — even fortified cities aren't ultimately safe.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Isaiah 10:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Isaiah 10:29 comes from the book of Isaiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Isaiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include terror, flight from danger. Notable phrases: Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul has fled. 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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