Jeremiah 15:18
“Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, which refuses to be healed? will you indeed be to me as a deceitful [brook], as waters that fail?”
— Jeremiah 15:18
About this verse
Jeremiah 15:18 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the lament genre of biblical literature. Key themes include prophetic anguish, divine reliability, suffering. Notable phrases: pain perpetual; wound incurable; deceitful brook. This verse is a prayer.
Speaker
Jeremiah
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
grieving
Type
lament
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