Jeremiah 18:14Shall the snow of Lebanon fail from the rock of the field? or shall the cold waters that flow down from afar be dried up?
The setting
Mount Lebanon, visible from Jerusalem on clear days. Snow caps gleaming white year-round, streams flowing down through Damascus, Syria to modern-day Lebanon border.
The emotion here: incredulous disbelief at the contrast between nature's faithfulness and human fickleness
The original word
עָזַב (azav) — to abandon, forsake, leave completely behind
Why it matters
Mount Lebanon's snow never melts completely, even in summer, making it the ancient world's symbol of reliability
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What most readers miss in Jeremiah 18:14
This is a rhetorical question — God is saying even nature is more faithful than His people
Common misconceptionPeople read this as nature worship, but God is contrasting inanimate creation's consistency with His people's shocking unfaithfulness.
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 18:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 18:14 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 seeking, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the wisdom genre of biblical literature. Key themes include natural order, reliability. Notable phrases: snow of Lebanon; cold waters.
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
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— 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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