Jeremiah 50:6My people have been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray; they have turned them away on the mountains; they have gone from mountain to hill; they have forgotten their resting place.
The setting
Jerusalem in ruins, 586 BC. God looking at scattered Jewish communities across Babylon, modern-day Iraq and surrounding regions...
The emotion here: heartbroken over failed leadership while recording God's grief
The original word
ra'ah (רָעָה) — shepherd, but also to feed, tend, care for completely
Why it matters
The kings and priests who led Israel into idolatry literally caused the Babylonian invasion
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 50:6
The sheep forgot their 'resting place' — not just location, but their SOURCE of rest
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual believers wandering, but it's specifically about religious leaders who deliberately misled their people into idolatry and political alliances.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 50:6
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 50:6 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 50:6 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 40% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the psalm genre of biblical literature. Key themes include spiritual lostness, failed leadership, divine compassion. Notable phrases: lost sheep; shepherds have caused them to go astray. 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
Your reflection
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