Jeremiah 14:19Have you utterly rejected Judah? has your soul loathed Zion? why have you struck us, and there is no healing for us? We looked for peace, but no good came; and for a time of healing, and behold, dismay!
The setting
Jerusalem, ~586 BC. The people cry out in desperation as Babylon tightens its grip. This is their last-ditch prayer in modern-day Israel...
The emotion here: desperate but still reaching toward God instead of turning away
The original word
māʾas (מָאַס) — to utterly reject, to throw away like garbage, complete abandonment
Why it matters
This prayer came during the 18-month siege when people were eating their own children
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 14:19
They're asking 'Have YOU rejected us?' - taking responsibility, not just blaming circumstances
Common misconceptionPeople see this as doubt destroying faith. Actually, it's faith refusing to let go even in the dark - the most honest prayer possible.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 14:19
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 14:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 14:19 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 seeking, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include questioning God, seeking restoration. Notable phrases: Have you utterly rejected; no healing for us. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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