Jeremiah 46:10For that day is a day of the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, a day of vengeance, that he may avenge him of his adversaries: and the sword shall devour and be satiate, and shall drink its fill of their blood; for the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, has a sacrifice in the north country by the river Euphrates.
The setting
Battle of Carchemish, 605 BC. Egyptian Pharaoh Necho's massive army is about to be slaughtered by Babylonians in what historians call a turning point...
The emotion here: fierce satisfaction that justice is finally coming
The original word
naqam (נָקָם) — vengeance, not petty revenge but cosmic justice restoring balance
Why it matters
This battle ended Egypt's 300-year dominance and made Babylon the superpower
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 46:10
The sword 'drinking blood' isn't graphic violence — it's Hebrew poetry for complete justice
Common misconceptionChristians think this is too violent for a loving God, but this is actually mercy — God stopping oppressors from creating more victims. His 'vengeance' protects the innocent.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 46:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 46:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 46:10 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, divine wrath, warfare. Notable phrases: day of the Lord; day of vengeance. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same angry
“Beat your plowshares into swords, and your pruning hooks into spears. Let the weak say, 'I am strong.'”
— Joel 3:10
“You blind guides, who strain out a gnat, and swallow a camel!”
— Matthew 23:24
“Listen to this word, you cows of Bashan, who are on the mountain of Samaria, who oppress the poor, who crush the needy, who tell their husba…”
— Amos 4:1
“I hate, I despise your feasts, and I can't stand your solemn assemblies.”
— Amos 5:21
“Your eyes shall not pity; life shall go for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.”
— Deuteronomy 19:21
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