Jeremiah 51:24I will render to Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, says Yahweh.
The setting
Babylon, ~539 BC. God promises the Jewish exiles He will repay Babylon for destroying Jerusalem and His temple in 587 BC.
The emotion here: relief mixed with awe at recording God's promise of complete justice
The original word
shillēm (שלם) — to repay completely, restore the balance, make things right
Why it matters
Babylon destroyed Solomon's temple and forced 10,000 skilled Jews into exile
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 51:24
'In your sight' means the survivors will witness God's justice themselves
Common misconceptionThis verse makes God sound vengeful, but 'repay' (shillēm) means restoring moral balance - the same root word as 'shalom' (peace).
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 51:24
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 51:24 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 51:24 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 30% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine justice, retribution, covenant faithfulness. Notable phrases: render all their evil; done in Zion; says Yahweh. 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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