Jeremiah 38:13So they drew up Jeremiah with the cords, and took him up out of the dungeon: and Jeremiah remained in the court of the guard.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. Jeremiah emerges from the muddy cistern, alive but still technically a prisoner in the palace courtyard...
The emotion here: relief mixed with awareness that danger remains
The original word
wayya'alū (וַיַּעֲלוּ) — they brought up, lifted up from below
Why it matters
The court of the guard was still within the palace complex, so Jeremiah wasn't truly free
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What most readers miss in Jeremiah 38:13
This isn't complete freedom - he goes from a death trap to a prison cell
Common misconceptionPeople think Jeremiah was set free here, but he was just moved from a death trap to a slightly better prison. Sometimes God's rescue doesn't look like total freedom.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 38:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 38:13 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to narrator. 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 deliverance, rescue, Gods providence. Notable phrases: drew up Jeremiah; out of the dungeon.
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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