Jeremiah 50:11Because you are glad, because you rejoice, O you who plunder my heritage, because you are wanton as a heifer that treads out the grain, and neigh as strong horses;
The setting
Babylon, ~590 BC. Jeremiah prophesies against the empire that destroyed Jerusalem. Babylon is at its peak power, celebrating victories over God's people in modern-day Iraq.
The emotion here: righteous fury at watching God's people mocked while in exile
The original word
pārash (פרש) — to be wanton/frolic, like an untrained animal reveling in destruction
Why it matters
Babylonian victory celebrations included parading captured temple vessels in religious processions to humiliate defeated gods
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 50:11
The heifer metaphor — Babylon tramples grain carelessly, destroying what should feed people
Common misconceptionThis sounds vindictive, but it's actually comfort for victims — God sees when oppressors celebrate cruelty and will address it
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 50:11
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 50:11 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 50:11 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 reflective. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine anger, plundering, arrogance. Notable phrases: you who plunder my heritage; wanton as a heifer. 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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