Jeremiah 17:18Let them be disappointed who persecute me, but let not me be disappointed; let them be dismayed, but don't let me be dismayed; bring on them the day of evil, and destroy them with double destruction.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah, exhausted from years of persecution, asks God to vindicate him by bringing judgment on his persecutors...
The emotion here: exhausted and angry, wanting God to act decisively against his enemies
The original word
mishneh (מִשְׁנֶה) — double, second portion; implies complete and thorough destruction
Why it matters
This prayer was answered when Babylon destroyed Jerusalem and exiled the very people persecuting Jeremiah
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 17:18
Jeremiah asks for DOUBLE destruction — not just punishment, but complete vindication
Common misconceptionChristians think this prayer is wrong, but it's actually biblical justice — asking God to vindicate the innocent and punish the guilty according to His righteousness.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 17:18
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 17:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 17:18 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prayer genre of biblical literature. Key themes include persecution, vindication, prophetic suffering. Notable phrases: let them be disappointed; day of disaster. This verse is a prayer.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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