Lamentations 2:14Your prophets have seen for you false and foolish visions; They have not uncovered your iniquity, to bring back your captivity, but have seen for you false oracles and causes of banishment.
The setting
Jerusalem, 586 BC. The city lies in ruins because false prophets told people 'Peace, peace' when there was no peace, in what is now Jerusalem, Israel.
The emotion here: furious at religious leaders who chose popularity over truth
The original word
shav (שָׁוְא) — empty, worthless, vapor that disappears at first light
Why it matters
These same prophets told King Zedekiah he would defeat Babylon right up until the day Jerusalem fell
Read with care
What most readers miss in Lamentations 2:14
The prophets didn't just lie about the future — they failed to call out the sins that caused God's judgment
Common misconceptionThis is about fortune tellers or obvious false religion. But these were respected temple prophets who simply told people what they wanted to hear instead of calling them to repentance.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Lamentations 2:14
Bible Genome reading
Lamentations 2:14 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Lamentations 2:14 comes from the book of Lamentations, written during the Exile period. These words are attributed to Jeremiah. The dominant emotion in this verse is angry, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the poetry genre of biblical literature. Key themes include false prophecy, failed leadership, spiritual deception. Notable phrases: false and foolish visions; not uncovered your iniquity.
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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