Jeremiah 23:27who think to cause my people to forget my name by their dreams which they tell every man to his neighbor, as their fathers forgot my name for Baal.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah confronts false prophets telling people comforting dreams while Babylon approaches. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken watching his people deceived again
The original word
baal (בַּעַל) — literally 'master' or 'lord', the Canaanite storm god that seduced Israel
Why it matters
Baal worship involved temple prostitution and child sacrifice at high places
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What most readers miss in Jeremiah 23:27
Dreams were considered divine revelation - these weren't just stories but claimed prophecies
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about avoiding all spiritual dreams, but God is angry about false prophets using fake dreams to lead people away from His revealed truth.
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 23:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 23:27 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. 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 spiritual amnesia, idolatry, generational sin. Notable phrases: forget my name; dreams; forgot my name for Baal. 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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