Jeremiah 14:7Though our iniquities testify against us, work for your name's sake, Yahweh; for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against you.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah speaks for the dying nation, admitting their guilt while begging God to act for His reputation's sake.
The emotion here: desperate but clinging to God's character when all else fails
The original word
מְשֻׁבוֹתֵינוּ (meshuvoteinu) — our turnings away, our chronic unfaithfulness
Why it matters
This is one of the few times Jeremiah prays FOR Judah instead of pronouncing judgment
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 14:7
He's not asking God to forgive because they deserve it, but because God's name is at stake
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about personal guilt, but Jeremiah is making a legal argument - 'God, if You let us die, the nations will mock Your name.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 14:7
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 14:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 14:7 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is seeking, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include confession, intercession, covenant appeal. Notable phrases: our iniquities testify; work for your name's sake; we have sinned. 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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