Judges 2:15Wherever they went out, the hand of Yahweh was against them for evil, as Yahweh had spoken, and as Yahweh had sworn to them: and they were very distressed.
The setting
Ancient Israel, ~1200-1000 BC. Every military campaign fails, every harvest is raided, every plan backfires. Modern-day Palestine/Israel region.
The emotion here: documenting the fulfillment of terrifying promises
The original word
yad (יָד) — hand, representing power and control turned against them
Why it matters
This cycle repeated seven times in Judges — rebellion, oppression, crying out, deliverance
Read with care
What most readers miss in Judges 2:15
God kept His word perfectly — both His promises of blessing AND His warnings of consequences
Common misconceptionPeople think God is being cruel, but He's being faithful — even painful consequences prove He keeps His word and will respond to repentance.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Judges 2:15
Bible Genome reading
Judges 2:15 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Judges 2:15 comes from the book of Judges, written during the judges period. These words are attributed to Narrator. The dominant emotion in this verse is anxious, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the narrative genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine opposition, distress, covenant consequences. Notable phrases: hand of Yahweh against them; very distressed.
Emotionally similar
Verses that meet the same anxious
“And no wonder, for even Satan masquerades as an angel of light.”
— 2 Corinthians 11:14
“Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer persecution.”
— 2 Timothy 3:12
“The evil spirit answered, "Jesus I know, and Paul I know, but who are you?"”
— Acts 19:15
“I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me?'”
— Acts 22:7
“When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, 'Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is har…”
— Acts 26:14
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