· Translation: KJV

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

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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.

Bible Genome reading

Jeremiah 4:15 — Bible Genome reading

SpeakerJeremiah
EraDivided Kingdom
Primary emotionanxious
Literary typeprophecy
MarkProphecy

Emotional genome

Comfort power5%
Quotability30%
Memorability40%
Crisis relevance80%
Standalone40%
Themes:warning signalsapproaching dangergeographic markers

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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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