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Jeremiah 25:14

Judgment

12 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.

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.’”

15 This is what the LORD, the God of Israel, said to me: “Take from My hand this cup of the wine of wrath, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it.

16 And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

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This was said to Israel at a particular time, so it is wise to read it together with the surrounding text. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.’”
KJV
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
WEB
For many nations and great kings will make bondservants of them, even of them. I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.”
ASV
For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.
DARBY
For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.
BLB
For shall be served by them—even them—even many nations and great kings; and I will repay to them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.’”
ÅB
For mange folkeslag og store konger skal gjøre også dem til slaver, og jeg vil gjengjelde dem etter deres gjerning og etter deres henders verk.
OTB
De vil bli underlagt av mange nasjoner og store konger; jeg vil gjengjelde dem etter deres gjerninger og deres henders verk.'"
B1930
For mange folkeslag og store konger skal gjøre også dem til træler, og jeg vil gjengjelde dem efter deres gjerning og efter deres henders verk.

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Cross references

  • Jeremiah 51:6

    Flee from Babylon! Escape with your lives! Do not be destroyed in her punishment. For this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; He will pay her what she deserves.

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  • Jeremiah 27:7

    All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.

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  • Jeremiah 50:9

    For behold, I stir up and bring against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the land of the north. They will line up against her; from the north she will be captured. Their arrows will be like skilled warriors who do not return empty-handed.

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  • Jeremiah 50:41

    Behold, an army is coming from the north; a great nation and many kings are stirred up from the ends of the earth.

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  • Isaiah 66:6

    Hear the uproar from the city; listen to the voice from the temple! It is the voice of the LORD, repaying His enemies what they deserve!

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  • Isaiah 45:1–3

    This is what the LORD says to Cyrus His anointed, whose right hand I have grasped to subdue nations before him, to disarm kings, to open the doors before him, so that the gates will not be shut:

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  • Isaiah 14:2

    The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

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  • Daniel 5:28

    PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”

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