Jeremiah 26:19Did Hezekiah king of Judah and all Judah put him to death? Didn't he fear Yahweh, and entreat the favor of Yahweh, and Yahweh relented of the disaster which he had pronounced against them? Thus should we commit great evil against our own souls.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~608 BC. Elders finish their defense by reminding the court how King Hezekiah responded to Micah's identical prophecy 100 years earlier...
The emotion here: passionately pleading using family history to prevent tragedy
The original word
nāḥam (נָחַם) — to relent, to breathe differently, to change course from wrath to mercy
Why it matters
Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and went into the temple when facing death
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 26:19
The elders are asking: 'Why kill the messenger when the message might save us like it saved our grandfathers?'
Common misconceptionPeople think God changed His mind arbitrarily, but the elders show that Hezekiah's genuine repentance and prayer caused God to relent—there's a pattern of mercy following humility.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 26:19
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 26:19 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 26:19 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is grateful, with a comfort power of 70% and a tone that is reflective. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include repentance, divine mercy. Notable phrases: fear Yahweh; entreat the favor; Yahweh relented.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grateful
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.”
— John 3:16
“I have fought the good fight. I have finished the course. I have kept the faith.”
— 2 Timothy 4:7
“It will be, that whoever will call on the name of the Lord will be saved.'”
— Acts 2:21
“for by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God,”
— Ephesians 2:8
“So now it wasn't you who sent me here, but God, and he has made me a father to Pharaoh, lord of all his house, and ruler over all the land o…”
— Genesis 45:8
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