Jeremiah 10:14Every man is become brutish and is without knowledge; every goldsmith is disappointed by his engraved image; for his molten image is falsehood, and there is no breath in them.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. Jeremiah walks past goldsmith workshops where craftsmen hammer precious metals into idol statues, knowing these same 'gods' will be powerless against Babylon's siege...
The emotion here: disgusted fury at human stupidity
The original word
ba'ar (בָּעַר) — brutish, like cattle - humans acting like animals when they worship what they make
Why it matters
Babylonian goldsmiths were considered master craftsmen, yet their religious statues couldn't save their empire
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 10:14
The irony is devastating - humans with God's image worshipping metal with no breath
Common misconceptionModern people think this only applies to ancient statue worship. Jeremiah is describing any time we trust human-made things over God - money, technology, status symbols.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 10:14
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 10:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 10:14 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include idolatry, human folly. Notable phrases: brutish and without knowledge; molten image is falsehood. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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