Jeremiah 48:41Kerioth is taken, and the strongholds are seized, and the heart of the mighty men of Moab at that day shall be as the heart of a woman in her pangs.
The setting
Ancient Moab, ~586 BC. Kerioth, a fortified city, falls to Babylonian siege. Modern-day southern Jordan.
The emotion here: sorrowful but compelled to record the inevitable
The original word
tsarah (צָרָה) — anguish, the same word used for labor pains and military siege
Why it matters
Kerioth was likely Moab's religious center where they worshipped Chemosh
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:41
Even the 'mighty men' — elite warriors — are reduced to helplessness like women in labor
Common misconceptionThis seems to demean women, but it's actually honoring the reality that even the strongest warriors face moments of complete vulnerability
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:41 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:41 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 military defeat, terror, vulnerability. Notable phrases: Kerioth is taken; strongholds seized; heart of woman in pangs. This verse contains prophecy.
Emotionally similar
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“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
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“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
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