Jeremiah 10:25Pour out your wrath on the nations that don't know you, and on the families that don't call on your name: for they have devoured Jacob, yes, they have devoured him and consumed him, and have laid waste his habitation.
The setting
Jerusalem, 605-586 BC. Jeremiah watches Babylonian armies surround the city. Families starve inside while enemies mock God's people outside the walls. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken rage watching his people suffer
The original word
shaphak (שָׁפַךְ) — to pour out like water, complete emptying
Why it matters
Babylon had already taken Daniel and thousands captive in 605 BC when Jeremiah spoke this
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 10:25
This is a PRAYER, not a prophecy - Jeremiah is asking God to act, not declaring what will happen
Common misconceptionPeople think this is un-Christian vindictiveness, but Jeremiah is actually surrendering vengeance TO God instead of taking it himself - exactly what Romans 12:19 commands.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 10:25
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 10:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 10:25 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 30% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, national suffering, prayer. Notable phrases: pour out your wrath; they have devoured Jacob. This verse is a prayer.
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
Your reflection
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