Jeremiah 5:7"How can I pardon you? Your children have forsaken me, and sworn by what are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the prostitutes' houses.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. God speaks through Jeremiah as temple prostitution flourishes openly in the streets...
The emotion here: torn between love and justice, like a parent whose child keeps stealing
The original word
salach (סָלַח) — to forgive completely, wipe the slate clean
Why it matters
Temple prostitution was considered 'worship' in Canaanite religions
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 5:7
God is asking a rhetorical question — He WANTS to forgive but justice demands consequences
Common misconceptionPeople think God is being harsh, but He's actually showing restraint — any human parent would have given up by now.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 5:7
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 5:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 5:7 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 angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, unfaithfulness, idolatry. Notable phrases: How can I pardon you; sworn by what are no gods. 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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