Jeremiah 8:13I will utterly consume them, says Yahweh: no grapes shall be on the vine, nor figs on the fig tree, and the leaf shall fade; and the things that I have given them shall pass away from them.
The setting
Jerusalem, ~605 BC. Jeremiah watches from the city walls as Babylonian armies approach. The vineyards and orchards outside are withering...
The original word
āsaph (אָסֹף) — to gather in completely, leaving nothing behind
Why it matters
Nebuchadnezzar's siege strategy included destroying all food sources within 20 miles of Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 8:13
This isn't metaphor — actual vines and trees died during the 18-month siege
Common misconceptionThis sounds like God is cruel, but Jeremiah had been warning for 40 years. This is the surgeon's knife, not the executioner's axe.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 8:13
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 8:13 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 8:13 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 prophetic. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, devastation, harvest metaphor. Notable phrases: I will utterly consume them; no grapes on the vine. 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
Your reflection
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