Jeremiah 49:18As in the overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah and the neighbor cities of it, says Yahweh, no man shall dwell there, neither shall any son of man live therein.
The setting
Babylon, ~588 BC. Jeremiah uses the most severe comparison possible - Sodom's obliteration. Edom's capital Sela seemed untouchable, built into cliff faces...
The emotion here: delivering the harshest possible verdict with trembling voice
The original word
mahpekah (מַהְפֵּכָה) — violent overthrow, complete reversal of fortune
Why it matters
Sodom's location is still debated - it was so completely destroyed archaeologists can't find it
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 49:18
This isn't about eternal damnation - it's about national extinction in history
Common misconceptionPeople assume this proves God is cruel, but Jeremiah is using hyperbole about national judgment, not describing hell. Edom did become uninhabitable, but this is about earthly consequences.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 49:18
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 49:18 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 49:18 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 commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, desolation, complete destruction. Notable phrases: overthrow of Sodom and Gomorrah; no man shall dwell there. 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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