Jeremiah 51:25Behold, I am against you, destroying mountain, says Yahweh, which destroys all the earth; and I will stretch out my hand on you, and roll you down from the rocks, and will make you a burnt mountain.
The setting
Babylon, Iraq, ~539 BC. Jeremiah prophesies Babylon's total destruction while Jews are still captive there...
The emotion here: fierce determination mixed with grief for what Babylon had done to his people
The original word
har hamashchit (הַר הַמַּשְׁחִית) — the destroying mountain, ironic since Babylon was in a plain
Why it matters
Babylon was built on flat plains, not mountains — God calls it a 'mountain' mockingly
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 51:25
Jeremiah called flat Babylon a 'mountain' — ultimate irony for a pride-filled empire
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about literal mountains being destroyed, but it's political prophecy using mountain imagery for Babylon's empire — which was actually built on flat plains.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 51:25
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 51:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 51:25 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 20% and a tone that is commanding. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine opposition, destruction, Gods power. Notable phrases: I am against you; destroying mountain; stretch out my hand; roll you down. 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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