Leviticus 26:38You will perish among the nations, and the land of your enemies will eat you up.
The setting
Mount Sinai wilderness, ~1440 BC. Moses receives the covenant terms - both blessings and curses that will govern Israel's future in the Promised Land...
The emotion here: heavy with prophetic burden, knowing this will happen
The original word
abad (אבד) — to perish utterly, be destroyed, vanish without trace
Why it matters
This prophecy was fulfilled exactly 885 years later when Babylon destroyed Jerusalem
Read with care
What most readers miss in Leviticus 26:38
This isn't just death - it's erasure, being forgotten by history itself
Common misconceptionPeople think this is just about individual sin, but it's about national covenant breaking. God is warning about cultural extinction, not personal judgment.
The thread continues
Verses that echo Leviticus 26:38
Bible Genome reading
Leviticus 26:38 — Bible Genome reading
Emotional genome
Leviticus 26:38 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 10% and a tone that is lamenting. It belongs to the law genre of biblical literature. Key themes include exile, destruction, divine judgment. Notable phrases: perish among the nations; land of your enemies will eat you up. 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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