Jeremiah 40:2The captain of the guard took Jeremiah, and said to him, Yahweh your God pronounced this evil on this place;
The setting
Outside Jerusalem's ruins, 586 BC. Nebuzaradan, Babylon's military commander, speaks to the chained prophet who predicted this exact moment. Modern-day East Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: respectful recognition of divine justice
The original word
ra'ah (רָעָה) — calamity, disaster, the breaking of what was whole
Why it matters
Nebuzaradan was the same officer who destroyed Solomon's temple and deported the people
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 40:2
A pagan general is explaining Hebrew theology better than most priests did
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God abandoned Jeremiah. Actually, it shows God's word is so reliable that even enemy generals recognize it.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 40:2
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 40:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 40:2 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to captain. The dominant emotion in this verse is growing, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is conversational. It belongs to the dialogue genre of biblical literature. Key themes include recognition of God, divine judgment. Notable phrases: Yahweh your God pronounced.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same growing
“Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it.”
— Proverbs 22:6
“So faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.”
— Romans 10:17
“He must increase, but I must decrease.”
— John 3:30
“Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ.”
— Galatians 6:2
“He believed in Yahweh; and he reckoned it to him for righteousness.”
— Genesis 15:6
Your reflection
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