Jeremiah 19:5and have built the high places of Baal, to burn their sons in the fire for burnt offerings to Baal; which I didn't command, nor spoke it, neither came it into my mind:
The setting
Valley of Ben Hinnom (modern Gehenna), Jerusalem, Israel. ~600 BC. Jeremiah stands where parents burned children alive to the god Molech, speaking God's horror...
The emotion here: horrified and heartbroken at what humans will do in God's name
The original word
ba'al (בַּעַל) — master, owner, false god demanding the ultimate sacrifice
Why it matters
Archaeologists have found infant burial jars with burn marks throughout this valley
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 19:5
God says this 'never came into my mind' — even omniscient God recoils at this evil
Common misconceptionPeople think Old Testament God is harsh, but this shows His protective fury toward innocent children being murdered in His name.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 19:5
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 19:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 19:5 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 angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include child sacrifice, abomination. Notable phrases: burn their sons in the fire; which I didn't command. 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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