Jeremiah 48:26Make him drunken; for he magnified himself against Yahweh: and Moab shall wallow in his vomit, and he also shall be in derision.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah uses shocking imagery - a proud nation reduced to wallowing in vomit like a helpless drunk in modern Jordan...
The emotion here: sorrowful but determined to warn against pride
The original word
gadal (גָּדַל) — to magnify oneself, to make oneself great against God
Why it matters
Ancient warfare often included public humiliation of defeated leaders to break their people's spirit
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:26
The Hebrew word for 'wallow' is the same used for animals rolling in mud - complete degradation
Common misconceptionThis seems like cruel divine sadism, but it's actually a warning to all nations - including Israel - about what happens when you mock others' suffering.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 48:26
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:26 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:26 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 judgment, pride punished, humiliation. Notable phrases: make him drunken; wallow in his vomit. 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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