Jeremiah 30:7Alas! for that day is great, so that none is like it: it is even the time of Jacob's trouble; but he shall be saved out of it.
The setting
Babylon, ~594 BC. Jeremiah addresses the worst crisis in Jewish history - Jerusalem destroyed, temple burned, people enslaved. Modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: heartbroken but determined to give hope
The original word
tsarah (צרה) — distress so severe it crushes, like being pressed in a vise
Why it matters
This is the only time in the Bible called 'Jacob's trouble' - referring to the entire nation by their patriarch's name
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 30:7
The word 'Alas!' (hoy) is usually used for funeral laments - God is mourning with His people
Common misconceptionMany think 'Jacob's trouble' refers to end times tribulation, but it specifically refers to the Babylonian exile - God's people had already survived their 'unprecedented trouble.'
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 30:7
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 30:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 30:7 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include great tribulation, deliverance, hope. Notable phrases: time of Jacob's trouble; he shall be saved out of it. 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
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