Judges 15:5When he had set the brands on fire, he let them go into the standing grain of the Philistines, and burnt up both the shocks and the standing grain, and also the olive groves.
The setting
Philistine farmlands during harvest season, ~1100 BC. 300 panicked foxes scatter across miles of grain fields, olive groves erupting in flames...
The emotion here: recording devastating effectiveness with growing unease
The original word
ba'ar (בָּעַר) — to burn up completely, consume utterly, leaving nothing
Why it matters
This happened during barley harvest in April-May when fields were driest and most vulnerable
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 15:5
This destroyed an entire year's food supply for thousands of families
Common misconceptionPeople see this as heroic resistance, but it was economic terrorism that would have starved innocent families through winter.
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Bible Genome reading
Judges 15:5 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 15:5 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 10% and a tone that is urgent. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include destruction, revenge. Notable phrases: set the brands on fire; burnt up; standing grain.
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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