Jeremiah 13:27I have seen your abominations, even your adulteries, and your neighing, the lewdness of your prostitution, on the hills in the field. Woe to you, Jerusalem! You will not be made clean; how long shall it yet be?
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605-586 BC. God catalogs Israel's spiritual adultery — worship on hilltops, sacred groves, fertility rituals. The 'neighing' refers to lustful pursuit like horses in heat. Modern Jerusalem, Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: disgusted but still hoping for repentance
The original word
matshalah (מצהלה) — neighing, the lustful cry of horses pursuing mares
Why it matters
Canaanite fertility worship involved actual sexual acts on hilltops, which Israel adopted alongside their temple worship
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 13:27
The question 'how long shall...' is cut off — it shows God's patience running out, but also His lingering hope
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about sexual sin, but it's about any repeated pursuit of what feels good instead of what's right — money, approval, substances, anything we 'chase' like animals in heat.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 13:27
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 13:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 13:27 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual adultery, idolatry, divine anger. Notable phrases: abominations; adulteries; prostitution; woe to you. 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
Your reflection
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