Jeremiah 46:12The nations have heard of your shame, and the earth is full of your cry; for the mighty man has stumbled against the mighty, they are fallen both of them together.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605-586 BC. Jeremiah prophesies Egypt's humiliating defeat to Babylon in modern-day Egypt and Sudan region...
The emotion here: grief over inevitable judgment he must pronounce
The original word
bushah (בּוּשָׁה) — deep shame that brings public disgrace, not just embarrassment
Why it matters
Egypt's defeat at Carchemish in 605 BC was so devastating it ended their empire for centuries
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 46:12
This describes two 'mighty men' stumbling into each other and both falling - Egypt's army colliding in confused retreat
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual moral failure, but it's describing the chaos of military defeat - elite soldiers literally tripping over each other in retreat.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 46:12
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 46:12 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 46:12 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include shame, defeat, public humiliation. Notable phrases: heard of your shame; earth is full of your cry. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
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