Jeremiah 50:31Behold, I am against you, you proud one, says the Lord, Yahweh of Armies; for your day has come, the time that I will visit you.
The setting
Jerusalem, 588 BC. Jeremiah speaks these words as Babylonian siege engines pound the city walls. He declares that the very nation destroying them will face God's opposition...
The emotion here: exhausted prophet declaring God's inevitable opposition to pride while his own city crumbles
The original word
zadon (זדון) — deliberate rebellion, arrogant defiance of authority
Why it matters
Babylon conquered 47 years later exactly as Jeremiah prophesied - through their own pride
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 50:31
God calls Babylon 'the proud one' singular - treating the empire as one arrogant person
Common misconceptionPeople think this means God hates proud individuals personally. But 'zadon' is institutional arrogance - systematic oppression. God opposes systems that crush the vulnerable, not individuals struggling with self-esteem.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 50:31
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 50:31 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 50:31 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, pride, divine confrontation. Notable phrases: I am against you; you proud one; your day has come. This verse contains a promise of God. 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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