Jeremiah 46:13The word that Yahweh spoke to Jeremiah the prophet, how that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon should come and strike the land of Egypt.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~588 BC. Jeremiah receives specific word about Nebuchadnezzar's planned invasion of Egypt, modern-day Iraq to Egypt...
The emotion here: burden of carrying unwelcome news from God
The original word
nakah (נָכָה) — to strike down completely, not just wound but devastate
Why it matters
Nebuchadnezzar invaded Egypt in 568 BC, exactly as prophesied, 20 years after this word was given
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 46:13
This is a prophecy ABOUT the future, not describing current events - Jeremiah is seeing 20 years ahead
Common misconceptionPeople assume this happened immediately, but there was a 20-year gap between prophecy and fulfillment - sometimes God's timing requires patient waiting.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 46:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 46:13 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include invasion, prophecy, Babylon. Notable phrases: Nebuchadnezzar; strike the land of Egypt. This verse contains prophecy.
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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