Jeremiah 6:21Therefore thus says Yahweh, "Behold, I will lay stumbling blocks before this people. The fathers and the sons together shall stumble against them. The neighbor and his friend shall perish."
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah stands in the city gate where three generations gather daily for business. He sees grandfathers, fathers, and sons - all soon to fall together. Modern Jerusalem, Jaffa Gate area.
The emotion here: anguished prophet forced to announce the destruction of everything he loves
The original word
mikhshol (מִכְשׁוֹל) — stumbling block, something deliberately placed to cause falling
Why it matters
The Babylonian siege lasted 18 months - long enough for families to watch each other slowly starve
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 6:21
God isn't randomly punishing - He's placing strategic obstacles that reveal what's already in people's hearts
Common misconceptionPeople think this is about individual punishment, but it's about how corporate sin affects entire communities and families together.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 6:21
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 6:21 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 6:21 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Yahweh. 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, family consequences, obstacles. Notable phrases: stumbling blocks; fathers and sons together. 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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