Jeremiah 22:29O earth, earth, earth, hear the word of Yahweh.
The setting
Jerusalem, 597 BC. Jeremiah stands in the temple courtyard or city gate, shouting this threefold call before announcing devastating news about the royal family. The repetition mimics ancient legal proceedings.
The emotion here: trembling with the weight of delivering God's most severe judgment yet desperate for people to listen
The original word
eretz (אֶרֶץ) — the physical earth, soil, ground - Jeremiah calls the very dirt to witness God's judgment
Why it matters
The triple repetition 'earth, earth, earth' follows ancient Near Eastern legal formula for calling witnesses in capital cases
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 22:29
This isn't poetic flourish - Jeremiah is following legal protocol for announcing a death sentence against the royal line
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just dramatic poetry, but Jeremiah is using the formal legal language of ancient courts to announce a royal dynasty's end.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 22:29
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 22:29 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 22:29 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 worship, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine call, urgency. Notable phrases: O earth, earth, earth; hear the word. This verse contains a command.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same worship
“Hear, Israel: Yahweh is our God; Yahweh is one:”
— Deuteronomy 6:4
“and you shall love Yahweh your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your might.”
— Deuteronomy 6:5
“For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:”
— Ecclesiastes 3:1
“Jesus said to him, "I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father, except through me.”
— John 14:6
“Jesus said to them, "Most certainly, I tell you, before Abraham came into existence, I AM."”
— John 8:58
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