Joshua 7:25Joshua said, "Why have you troubled us? Yahweh will trouble you this day." All Israel stoned him with stones, and they burned them with fire and stoned them with stones.
The setting
Valley of Achor, Israel. ~1400 BC. Joshua speaks final words over Achan before the stones begin to fly. The entire nation participates in the execution...
The emotion here: resolute but grieved at having to pronounce judgment on a fellow Israelite
The original word
ʿākar (עָכַר) — to trouble, bring disaster, create chaos
Why it matters
The Valley of Achor means 'Valley of Trouble' and was named after this event
Read with care
What most readers miss in Joshua 7:25
Joshua uses a wordplay — Achan means 'troubler' and he troubled Israel, so God will trouble him
Common misconceptionPeople think this shows God is harsh, but it actually shows how seriously He takes protecting His people. One man's greed cost 36 lives at Ai and threatened the entire conquest.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Joshua 7:25
Bible Genome reading
Joshua 7:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Joshua 7:25 comes from the book of Joshua, written during the conquest period. These words are attributed to Joshua. 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 justice, consequences. Notable phrases: Why have you troubled us; Yahweh will trouble you. 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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