Jeremiah 11:15What has my beloved to do in my house, since she has worked lewdness with many, and the holy flesh is passed from you? when you do evil, then you rejoice.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah stands in the temple courtyard watching priests perform rituals while the city fills with pagan altars. Modern-day Israel, Jerusalem.
The emotion here: prophetic grief watching beloved nation destroy itself
The original word
zimmah (זִמָּה) — premeditated lewdness, not impulse but calculated betrayal
Why it matters
Judah had treaties with both Egypt and Babylon while worshipping their gods
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 11:15
God calls Judah 'my beloved' even while condemning her — heartbreak, not just anger
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about sexual immorality, but 'lewdness' refers to Judah's political treaties with pagan nations while claiming to worship God — it's about divided loyalties.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 11:15
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 11:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 11:15 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include broken covenant, spiritual adultery. Notable phrases: my beloved; worked lewdness. This verse contains prophecy.
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
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