Jeremiah 5:30"An astonishing and horrible thing has happened in the land.
The setting
Jerusalem, 627-580 BC. The temple still stands but corruption fills every level of leadership. Jeremiah sees what makes God weep...
The emotion here: heartbroken prophet witnessing systematic spiritual decay
The original word
shamem (שָׁמֵם) — desolate horror that leaves you stunned into silence
Why it matters
This was during Josiah's reform period when things looked good on the surface
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 5:30
God calls it 'astonishing' because even HE didn't expect this level of betrayal
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about obvious evil, but Jeremiah is horrified because the corruption was happening while everyone thought they were being religious and faithful.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 5:30
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 5:30 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 5:30 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 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual corruption, moral decay, divine grief. Notable phrases: astonishing and horrible thing; happened in the land. 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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