Jeremiah 48:2The praise of Moab is no more; in Heshbon they have devised evil against her: Come, and let us cut her off from being a nation. You also, Madmen, shall be brought to silence: the sword shall pursue you.
The setting
Babylon, ~587 BC. Jeremiah describes the plot against Moab in Heshbon, their capital city in modern-day Jordan...
The emotion here: heavy-hearted but determined to warn
The original word
nikkeret (נִכְרְתָה) — cut off, severed completely like cutting a branch
Why it matters
Heshbon was originally an Amorite city that Moab conquered and made their planning center
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:2
The irony — they're plotting in a city they themselves conquered from others
Common misconceptionThis seems like God approving of violence, but He's actually describing the consequences of Moab's own violence coming back on them.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 48:2
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:2 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:2 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include national destruction, plotting, elimination. Notable phrases: praise of Moab is no more; cut her off from being a nation. 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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