Jeremiah 52:28This is the people whom Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive: in the seventh year three thousand twenty-three Jews;
The setting
Babylon (modern Iraq, near Hillah), 597 BC. First wave of deportations. Families torn apart, skilled workers selected for exile...
The emotion here: meticulous grief counting the lost
The original word
gālâh (גָּלָה) — to uncover, expose, remove from covering of homeland and identity
Why it matters
This first deportation targeted the educated elite to prevent future rebellion
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 52:28
Each number represents a family destroyed, a craft lost, a story untold
Common misconceptionThese seem like boring census numbers, but Jeremiah is creating a memorial. Like reading names at a 9/11 memorial—every number was someone's child.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 52:28
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 52:28 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 52:28 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is reverent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include exile, specific numbers, deportation, loss. Notable phrases: Nebuchadnezzar carried away captive; seventh year; three thousand twenty-three Jews.
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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