Jeremiah 48:32With more than the weeping of Jazer will I weep for you, vine of Sibmah: your branches passed over the sea, they reached even to the sea of Jazer: on your summer fruits and on your vintage the destroyer is fallen.
The setting
The Jordan Valley, ~605 BC. Sibmah's famous vineyards stretched to the Dead Sea, producing wine traded across the ancient world in modern-day Jordan...
The emotion here: overwhelmed by the scope of coming economic devastation
The original word
gephen (גפן) — grapevine, symbol of prosperity and God's blessing in agricultural society
Why it matters
Sibmah's vines were so extensive they reached across the Dead Sea to Jazer, 20 miles away
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:32
God compares His grief to Jazer's weeping — a city known for its mourning rituals
Common misconceptionThis seems like agricultural poetry, but Jeremiah is prophesying the collapse of Moab's entire wine industry — their economic lifeline.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 48:32
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:32 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:32 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 grieving, with a comfort power of 50% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine compassion, abundant grief, lost prosperity. Notable phrases: more than the weeping; vine of Sibmah. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same grieving
“By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust you…”
— Genesis 3:19
“Jesus wept.”
— John 11:35
“My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Why are you so far from helping me, and from the words of my groaning?”
— Psalms 22:1
“They divide my garments among them. They cast lots for my clothing.”
— Psalms 22:18
“for all have sinned, and fall short of the glory of God;”
— Romans 3:23
Your reflection
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