Jeremiah 10:15They are vanity, a work of delusion: in the time of their visitation they shall perish.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. Jeremiah prophesies about the coming 'visitation' - God's judgment day when Babylon will destroy the city and all the golden idols will be melted down or stolen...
The emotion here: grim satisfaction that truth will be revealed
The original word
pekudah (פְּקֻדָּה) — visitation, inspection day - when God shows up to examine what's real
Why it matters
When Babylon conquered Jerusalem in 586 BC, they stripped gold from the temple and melted down every precious idol
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 10:15
This isn't about afterlife judgment - it's about historical moments when human securities collapse
Common misconceptionPeople think 'visitation' means final judgment day. Jeremiah means historical moments when God exposes what's worthless - market crashes, regime changes, personal crises.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 10:15
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 10:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 10:15 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 judgment, futility of idols. Notable phrases: vanity, a work of delusion; time of their visitation. This verse contains a promise of God. 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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