Jeremiah 11:10They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. God explains the pattern: despite 400 years of prophets, Judah has chosen to repeat their ancestors' covenant-breaking. Modern Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: grieving prophet watching a nation choose the exact path that destroyed their relatives
The original word
shub (שׁוּב) — they have turned back, returned to old ways deliberately
Why it matters
Judah was simultaneously worshipping Yahweh in the temple while maintaining Canaanite fertility shrines in their homes
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 11:10
The covenant was broken by BOTH kingdoms — this isn't just Judah's failure but the complete collapse of God's chosen nation
Common misconceptionPeople focus on 'generational curses' as supernatural forces, but this is about chosen behavior — Judah deliberately returned to practices that destroyed the northern kingdom 100 years earlier.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 11:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 11:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 11:10 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include idolatry, generational sin. Notable phrases: turned back to iniquities; gone after other gods. 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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