Jeremiah 9:10For the mountains will I take up a weeping and wailing, and for the pastures of the wilderness a lamentation, because they are burned up, so that none passes through; neither can men hear the voice of the livestock; both the birds of the sky and the animals are fled, they are gone.
The setting
The Judean hills, normally green with pastures and echoing with shepherds' songs, now lie scorched and silent. Even the wildlife has fled...
The emotion here: overwhelmed with prophetic grief for coming devastation
The original word
qinah (קִינָה) — a formal funeral dirge, the specific wailing done for the dead
Why it matters
The Babylonian siege tactics included burning all countryside to starve cities into submission
Read with care
What most readers miss in Jeremiah 9:10
Jeremiah is taking up the role of a professional mourner for the entire landscape
Common misconceptionThis seems like Jeremiah being dramatic, but he's actually performing the ancient role of a paid mourner — making the grief official and public.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Jeremiah 9:10
Bible Genome reading
Jeremiah 9:10 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Jeremiah 9:10 comes from the book of Jeremiah, written during the Divided Kingdom period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the prophecy genre of biblical literature. Key themes include mourning, desolation, environmental judgment. Notable phrases: weeping and wailing; pastures burned up. 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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