Jeremiah 15:15Yahweh, you know; remember me, and visit me, and avenge me of my persecutors; don't take me away in your longsuffering: know that for your sake I have suffered reproach.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah, beaten and mocked, cries out to God in his darkest hour. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: exhausted and pleading for divine intervention
The original word
nāqam (נָקַם) — to vindicate completely, restore justice
Why it matters
Jeremiah would be vindicated when his prophecies came true, but he suffered 40 years of rejection first
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 15:15
Jeremiah isn't asking for revenge—he's asking God to vindicate the truth he's been faithful to proclaim
Common misconceptionThis sounds like Jeremiah wanting revenge, but he's actually asking God to vindicate truth and justice—which is God's role, not ours.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 15:15
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 15:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 15:15 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 lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophetic lament, divine vindication, persecution. Notable phrases: remember me; for your sake. 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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