Jeremiah 15:14I will make them to pass with your enemies into a land which you don't know; for a fire is kindled in my anger, which shall burn on you.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah warns of coming exile to Babylon, 900 miles away. Modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: weeping while delivering inevitable judgment
The original word
ʾēš (אֵשׁ) — consuming fire that devours everything in its path
Why it matters
The Babylonian exile lasted exactly 70 years, from 586-516 BC
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 15:14
The 'fire' of God's anger would literally be fulfilled through Nebuchadnezzar's siege fires
Common misconceptionThis seems like eternal punishment, but God was actually preparing them for a specific 70-year exile that would end in restoration.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 15:14
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 15:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 15:14 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 prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine wrath, exile, judgment. Notable phrases: fire is kindled; in my anger. This verse contains a promise of God. 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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