Jeremiah 10:19Woe is me because of my hurt! my wound is grievous: but I said, Truly this is my grief, and I must bear it.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~627-586 BC. The prophet Jeremiah speaks as the city's voice, knowing Babylonian invasion is coming. Modern Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: heartbroken but resolved to prophesy truth
The original word
cholí (חֳלִי) — sickness, disease, weakness that comes from deep wounds
Why it matters
Jeremiah prophesied for 40 years before Jerusalem's destruction, watching his warnings ignored
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 10:19
Jeremiah is speaking AS Jerusalem itself, not just about it — the city is the wounded patient
Common misconceptionPeople think this promotes passive victimhood, but Jeremiah is teaching the difference between acceptance and denial. He names the wound honestly before bearing it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 10:19
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 10:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 10:19 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include personal lament, accepting suffering. Notable phrases: woe is me; my grief, and I must bear it. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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