Jeremiah 48:5For by the ascent of Luhith with continual weeping shall they go up; for at the descent of Horonaim they have heard the distress of the cry of destruction.
The setting
Mountain passes of Moab (modern Jordan), ~605 BC. Refugees climb rocky paths, weeping...
The emotion here: prophet watching his neighbors become refugees, torn between justice and compassion
The original word
bekhi (בכי) — continual weeping, not just tears but wailing that won't stop
Why it matters
Luhith and Horonaim were actual Moabite cities on mountain routes
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 48:5
This describes the sound of an entire people group walking into exile
Common misconceptionPeople read this as poetic imagery, but these were real geographic locations with real people walking real mountain paths, carrying what they could, leaving everything else behind.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 48:5
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 48:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 48:5 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include judgment, destruction, mourning. Notable phrases: continual weeping; cry of destruction. 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
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