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Jeremiah 25:12

Babylon
Judgment

10 Moreover, I will banish from them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of the bride and bridegroom, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.

11 And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.

But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

13 I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

14 For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”

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BSB
But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
KJV
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.
WEB
“It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says the LORD, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever.
ASV
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
DARBY
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, [that] I will visit on the king of Babylon and on that nation, saith Jehovah, their iniquity, and on the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it perpetual desolations.
BLB
And it will come to pass, at the completing of seventy years, [that] I will visit punishment upon the king of Babylon, upon that nation, a declaration of YHWH, for their iniquity, and upon the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it as a desolation forever.
ÅB
Men når sytti år er til ende, da vil jeg hjemsøke kongen i Babel og folket der, sier Herren, for deres misgjernings skyld, og jeg vil hjemsøke kaldeernes land og gjøre det til evige ørkener.
OTB
Men når de sytti årene er fullført, vil jeg straffe kongen av Babylon og den nasjonen,' erklærer Herren, 'for deres misgjerning, og kaldeernes land, og gjøre det til en evig ødeleggelse.
B1930
Men når sytti år er til ende, da vil jeg hjemsøke kongen i Babel og folket der, sier Herren, for deres misgjernings skyld, og jeg vil hjemsøke kaldeernes land og gjøre det til evige ørkener.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Isaiah 13:19

    And Babylon, the jewel of the kingdoms, the glory of the pride of the Chaldeans, will be overthrown by God like Sodom and Gomorrah.

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  • Daniel 9:2

    in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.

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  • Jeremiah 29:10

    For this is what the LORD says: “When Babylon’s seventy years are complete, I will attend to you and confirm My promise to restore you to this place.

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  • Jeremiah 51:62–64

    and say, ‘O LORD, You have promised to cut off this place so that no one will remain—neither man nor beast. Indeed, it will be desolate forever.’

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  • Jeremiah 50:1–46

    This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:

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  • Isaiah 14:23

    “I will make her a place for owls and for swamplands; I will sweep her away with the broom of destruction,” declares the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Deuteronomy 32:35–42

    Vengeance is Mine; I will repay. In due time their foot will slip; for their day of disaster is near, and their doom is coming quickly.”

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  • Jeremiah 51:24–26

    Before your very eyes I will repay Babylon and all the dwellers of Chaldea for all the evil they have done in Zion,” declares the LORD.

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