Jeremiah 5:24Neither do they say in their heart, 'Let us now fear Yahweh our God, who gives rain, both the former and the latter, in its season; who preserves to us the appointed weeks of the harvest.'
The setting
Jerusalem, ~627-586 BC. Jeremiah watches farmers check empty skies for rain that should have come. The two-season rainfall system that sustained Israel for centuries is failing. Modern-day Israel/Palestine.
The emotion here: heartbroken watching people ignore obvious blessings
The original word
yoreh (יוֹרֶה) — early rains that soften ground for planting, literally 'teacher rain'
Why it matters
Israel's agriculture depended on precise timing: yoreh rains in October-December, malkosh rains in March-April
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 5:24
The 'appointed weeks' refers to the exact 7-week counting between Passover and Pentecost — God's calendar was agricultural
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about literal rain, but Jeremiah is showing how Israel stopped recognizing God's hand in every predictable blessing — sunrise, seasons, harvest cycles.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 5:24
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 5:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 5:24 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 30% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine provision, ingratitude, fear of God. Notable phrases: fear Yahweh our God; gives rain; preserves to us.
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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