Leviticus 18:25The land was defiled: therefore I punished its iniquity, and the land vomited out her inhabitants.
The setting
Mount Sinai, ~1446 BC. God uses shocking metaphor — the land itself became so polluted it expelled its inhabitants like vomit. Modern-day Egypt/Israel border.
The emotion here: grieved observer of how sin destroys entire civilizations
The original word
qiy (קִיא) — violent expulsion, vomiting out what makes sick
Why it matters
The Canaanite civilization collapsed so completely that their language went extinct
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 18:25
God personifies the LAND as having a gag reflex — creation itself rejects persistent evil
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just ancient history, but this verse establishes the principle that persistent moral corruption has geographic consequences — even the land suffers.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 18:25
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 18:25 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 18:25 comes from the book of Leviticus, written during the exodus period. These words are attributed to God. The dominant emotion in this verse is grieving, with a comfort power of 20% and a tone that is prophetic. It belongs to the teaching genre of biblical literature. Key themes include divine judgment, land pollution, moral consequences. Notable phrases: land was defiled; punished its iniquity; land vomited out. This verse contains prophecy.
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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