Jeremiah 5:22
“Don't you fear me?' says Yahweh 'Won't you tremble at my presence, who have placed the sand for the bound of the sea, by a perpetual decree, that it can't pass it? and though its waves toss themselves, yet they can't prevail; though they roar, yet they can't pass over it.'”
— Jeremiah 5:22
About this verse
Jeremiah 5:22 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom (~930 BC) period. The setting is Jerusalem. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is worship, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the rebuke genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fear of God, divine power, creation order. Notable phrases: Don't you fear me; placed the sand for the bound of the sea.
Speaker
Yahweh
Era
Divided Kingdom (~930 BC)
Emotion
worship
Type
rebuke
Emotional genome
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