Jeremiah 25:3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, the word of Yahweh has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.
The setting
Jerusalem, 605 BC. Jeremiah reflects on 23 years of prophetic ministry that began when he was a teenager. Modern Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: exhausted but still compelled to speak
The original word
shakam (שָׁכַם) — rising early, showing eager diligence and urgency
Why it matters
Jeremiah began prophesying at age 17 and was now about 40 years old
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 25:3
'Rising early' means Jeremiah was desperate to reach people before it was too late
Common misconceptionPeople think 'rising early' is about being a morning person, but it reveals Jeremiah's desperate urgency to warn people before judgment fell.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 25:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 25:3 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 seeking, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include faithful ministry, divine calling. Notable phrases: twenty-three years; word of Yahweh has come.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same seeking
“Pray without ceasing.”
— 1 Thessalonians 5:17
“But let justice roll on like rivers, and righteousness like a mighty stream.”
— Amos 5:24
“Be it far from you to do things like that, to kill the righteous with the wicked, so that the righteous should be like the wicked. May that …”
— Genesis 18:25
“Call to me, and I will answer you, and will show you great things, and difficult, which you don't know.”
— Jeremiah 33:3
“Forgive us our sins, for we ourselves also forgive everyone who is indebted to us. Bring us not into temptation, but deliver us from the evi…”
— Luke 11:4
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