Jeremiah 1:14Then Yahweh said to me, "Out of the north evil will break out on all the inhabitants of the land.
The setting
Anathoth, Judah, ~627 BC. God explains the boiling pot vision — Babylon will invade from the north, destroying Jerusalem and exiling the people. Modern Anata, West Bank, Palestine.
The emotion here: overwhelmed by the weight of delivering terrible news
The original word
rā'āh (רָעָה) — calamity, disaster, not moral evil but devastating destruction
Why it matters
The 'north' meant Babylon, though Babylon was actually east — armies came north around the desert
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 1:14
God is announcing a 40-year ministry of warning before Jerusalem's destruction in 586 BC
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about spiritual warfare or personal demons. It's about the literal Babylonian army that will siege Jerusalem for 30 months and destroy it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 1:14
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 1:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 1:14 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, invasion. Notable phrases: evil will break out. 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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