Jeremiah 15:17I didn't sit in the assembly of those who make merry, nor rejoiced; I sat alone because of your hand; for you have filled me with indignation.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah watches his friends celebrate while he burns with God's anger at their sin...
The emotion here: burning with righteous anger, achingly lonely
The original word
זעם (za'am) — fierce indignation, burning anger at moral corruption
Why it matters
Jeremiah prophesied for 40 years and never married because God told him not to
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What most readers miss in Jeremiah 15:17
This isn't depression — it's holy anger. Jeremiah couldn't party because he saw what was coming
Common misconceptionPeople think Jeremiah was antisocial or depressed. Actually, he was filled with God's own anger at injustice and couldn't pretend everything was fine.
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Verses that echo Jeremiah 15:17
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 15:17 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 15:17 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 lonely, 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 isolation, divine calling, loneliness. Notable phrases: sat alone; filled me with indignation. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same lonely
“At the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eloi, Eloi, lama sabachthani?" which is, being interpreted, "My God, my God, why h…”
— Mark 15:34
“Jesus said to them, "A prophet is not without honor, except in his own country, and among his own relatives, and in his own house."”
— Mark 6:4
“About the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lima sabachthani?" That is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me…”
— Matthew 27:46
“Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."”
— Genesis 2:18
“I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.”
— Job 30:29
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