Jeremiah 47:2Thus says Yahweh: Behold, waters rise up out of the north, and shall become an overflowing stream, and shall overflow the land and all that is therein, the city and those who dwell therein; and the men shall cry, and all the inhabitants of the land shall wail.
The setting
Judah, ~605 BC. Jeremiah watches Babylonian armies advance south toward Philistine cities in modern-day Gaza Strip, Palestine...
The emotion here: heavy-hearted at announcing inevitable destruction
The original word
mayim (מַיִם) — waters, but used metaphorically for overwhelming military force
Why it matters
The Philistines controlled five major cities along the Mediterranean coast for 600 years
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 47:2
This prophecy was fulfilled when Nebuchadnezzar conquered Gaza in 604 BC
Common misconceptionThis sounds like natural disaster prophecy, but it's actually military conquest. The 'waters from the north' are Babylonian armies, not literal floods.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 47:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 47:2 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. 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 divine judgment, invasion, destruction. Notable phrases: waters rise up out of the north; overflowing stream. This verse contains prophecy.
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