Jeremiah 4:15For a voice declares from Dan, and publishes evil from the hills of Ephraim:
The setting
Northern Israel, ~605 BC. Messengers run from city to city announcing Babylonian advance. Dan is Israel's northernmost city. Modern-day Tel Dan, Israel.
The emotion here: recording the moment when everything changed
The original word
maggid (מַגִּיד) — one who tells news, herald bringing official announcement
Why it matters
Dan was 150 miles north of Jerusalem - news took 3-4 days to travel south
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 4:15
This is an ancient news network - messengers running city to city with updates
Common misconceptionPeople miss that this describes an ancient communication system - no phones or internet, just human messengers running from Dan to Jerusalem with war updates.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 4:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 4:15 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 5% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include warning signals, approaching danger, geographic markers. Notable phrases: voice declares from Dan; publishes evil from hills of Ephraim. This verse contains prophecy.
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“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.”
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“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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