Jeremiah 48:10Cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently; and cursed is he who keeps back his sword from blood.
The setting
Babylon, ~605 BC. Jeremiah prophesies against Moab during Nebuchadnezzar's expanding conquest. Modern-day Jordan faces the same divine judgment that befell Israel.
The emotion here: burning with righteous anger at lukewarm obedience
The original word
remiyyah (רְמִיָּה) — slack, deceitful, doing work carelessly or with fraud
Why it matters
Moab had hired Balaam to curse Israel 800 years earlier and still existed as Israel's enemy
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:10
This isn't about literal warfare — it's about doing God's work half-heartedly
Common misconceptionPeople think this endorses violence, but it's about the sin of doing God's assigned work carelessly — like a surgeon operating while distracted.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 48:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:10 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 10% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine service, commitment, judgment. Notable phrases: cursed is he who does the work of Yahweh negligently. This verse contains a promise of God. This verse contains a command. 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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