Job 13:25Will you harass a driven leaf? Will you pursue the dry stubble?
The setting
Ancient Uz. Job uses two images: a dead leaf blown by wind, and dry stubble pursued by fire. Both are already dead...
The emotion here: exhausted and feeling hunted by an overwhelming force
The original word
aleh (עָלֶה) — a withered leaf that has fallen and is blown helplessly by every wind
Why it matters
Dry stubble was gathered and burned as fuel — Job feels like God is hunting down something already worthless
Read with care
What most readers miss in Job 13:25
Job isn't just weak — he feels DEAD already, like God is pursuing a corpse
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows Job's self-pity, but it's actually brilliant theology — he's questioning why an almighty God would waste energy pursuing someone already broken.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Job 13:25
Bible Genome reading
Job 13:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Job 13:25 comes from the book of Job, written during the Patriarchal period. These words are attributed to Job. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 60% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include fragility, divine power. Notable phrases: harass a driven leaf; pursue dry stubble. This verse is a prayer.
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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