Jeremiah 22:25and I will give you into the hand of those who seek your life, and into the hand of them of whom you are afraid, even into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and into the hand of the Chaldeans.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~598 BC. Nebuchadnezzar's siege engines surround the city. King Jehoiachin can hear the battering rams. The very enemy he tried to appease through political alliances now demands his surrender in modern-day Iraq...
The emotion here: grieved but unwavering in delivering hard truth
The original word
mevaqshim (מְבַקְשִׁים) — those who seek, hunt, pursue relentlessly like a predator
Why it matters
Nebuchadnezzar kept detailed records of his captives, including rations given to 'Jehoiachin, king of Judah'
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 22:25
The phrase 'those you are afraid of' — God knew exactly who terrified Jehoiachin most
Common misconceptionPeople think God is being cruel here, but He's actually being merciful — warning Jehoiachin so he could repent. The judgment was inevitable, but the warning was grace.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 22:25
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 22:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 22:25 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 anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, enemies. Notable phrases: those who seek your life; Nebuchadnezzar. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
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
Your reflection
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