Jeremiah 50:27Kill all her bulls; let them go down to the slaughter: woe to them! for their day is come, the time of their visitation.
The setting
Babylon's ziggurat temples, modern-day Iraq. Bulls sacrificed daily to Marduk while Jewish exiles watched in forced silence...
The emotion here: fierce satisfaction in divine justice
The original word
paqad (פָּקַד) — divine visitation for judgment, God's personal intervention
Why it matters
Babylonian temple bulls were considered sacred, fed better than slaves
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 50:27
Bulls represent Babylon's economic and religious power — both will be slaughtered
Common misconceptionPeople think this promotes animal cruelty, but bulls symbolized Babylon's wealth and false gods — it's about economic and spiritual judgment, not literal bulls.
The thread continues
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Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 50:27 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 50:27 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 commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, appointed time, slaughter. Notable phrases: kill all her bulls; their day is come. This verse contains a command. 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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