Jeremiah 32:32because of all the evil of the children of Israel and of the children of Judah, which they have done to provoke me to anger, they, their kings, their princes, their priests, and their prophets, and the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. Jeremiah speaks while the city burns around him. Babylonian siege towers visible from the temple mount. Modern-day Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: heartbroken over centuries of patient love being rejected
The original word
ka'as (כעס) — deep provocation that stirs righteous anger, not mere irritation
Why it matters
This indictment includes four leadership levels — the complete failure of every institution
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 32:32
God lists EVERY level of leadership — this was total systemic corruption
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about Israel's sins, but it's actually God's lament over wasted potential — He's grieving what could have been.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 32:32
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 32:32 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 32:32 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include comprehensive rebellion, leadership failure, divine anger. Notable phrases: provoke me to anger; kings, princes, priests.
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
Your reflection
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