Jeremiah 19:15Thus says Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel, Behold, I will bring on this city and on all its towns all the evil that I have pronounced against it; because they have made their neck stiff, that they may not hear my words.
The setting
Jerusalem temple court, ~605 BC. God's final warning through Jeremiah before the Babylonian siege that will destroy the city in modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken anger at watching his people choose destruction
The original word
qasheh (קָשֶׁה) — stiff, stubborn, literally 'hard like dried leather that cannot bend'
Why it matters
This prophecy was fulfilled exactly 18 years later when Nebuchadnezzar destroyed Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 19:15
The phrase 'stiff neck' comes from oxen who refuse to be yoked — they'd rather break their neck than submit
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual sin, but it's about a whole nation that became so proud they couldn't hear God anymore — even through disasters.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 19:15
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 19:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 19:15 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The setting is the Temple. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, stubborn hearts. Notable phrases: all the evil that I have pronounced. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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