Jeremiah 40:14and said to him, Do you know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon has sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to take your life? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam didn't believe them.
The setting
Mizpah, Israel, 586 BC. After Jerusalem's destruction, warning voices speak to the newly appointed governor...
The emotion here: frustrated urgency mixed with genuine concern
The original word
yāda' (יָדַע) — to know by experience, not just information
Why it matters
Baalis was the Ammonite king who wanted to destabilize the Babylonian-appointed government
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 40:14
Multiple people came with the same warning — this wasn't just one person's paranoia
Common misconceptionPeople think Gedaliah was just trusting and noble, but he was dangerously naive — ignoring clear intelligence from multiple sources cost many lives.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 40:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 40:14 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Johanan. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include conspiracy, political intrigue, warning. Notable phrases: Baalis the king of Ammon; sent Ishmael; take your life.
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
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