Jeremiah 38:3Thus says Yahweh, This city shall surely be given into the hand of the army of the king of Babylon, and he shall take it.
The setting
Jerusalem, 588 BC. The Babylonian army surrounds the starving city. Jeremiah speaks God's final warning in modern-day East Jerusalem, Israel...
The emotion here: grief over delivering devastating news he knows will be rejected
The original word
nātan (נָתַן) — to deliver completely, handed over with no escape
Why it matters
This prophecy was fulfilled exactly 18 months later when Nebuchadnezzar breached the northern wall
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 38:3
God is speaking in past tense ('shall surely be given') — the outcome is already decided
Common misconceptionPeople think this is God being cruel, but Jeremiah had warned them for 20 years. This is the final mercy — surrender and live, or fight and die.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 38:3
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 38:3 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 38:3 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 15% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, inevitability. Notable phrases: Thus says Yahweh; surely be given. 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
Your reflection
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