Jeremiah 6:7As a well casts forth its waters, so she casts forth her wickedness: violence and destruction is heard in her; before me continually is sickness and wounds.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~600 BC. God uses the image of a fresh-water spring that never runs dry - except Jerusalem produces evil instead of clean water.
The emotion here: deeply grieved like a parent watching a child destroy themselves
The original word
râ'âh (רָעָה) — wickedness, but literally 'that which breaks or shatters' - destructive evil
Why it matters
Jerusalem was built around the Gihon Spring - the city's life depended on fresh water flowing constantly
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 6:7
This isn't random violence - it's systematic, constant evil like water from a spring
Common misconceptionPeople think God is angry here, but He's actually grieving - this is divine heartbreak over what evil does to people.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 6:7
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 6:7 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 6:7 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include sin description, moral corruption, spiritual sickness. Notable phrases: casts forth wickedness; violence and destruction; sickness and wounds. 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
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