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Jeremiah 25:14

Judgment

12 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.

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

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.

15 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, 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 out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD’s vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.

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  • Jeremiah 27:7

    And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.

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  • Jeremiah 50:9

    For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.

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  • Jeremiah 50:41

    Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

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  • Isaiah 66:6

    A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.

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  • Isaiah 45:1–3

    Thus saith the LORD to his anointed, to Cyrus, whose right hand I have holden, to subdue nations before him; and I will loose the loins of kings, to open before him the two leaved gates; and the gates shall not be shut;

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  • Isaiah 14:2

    And the people shall take them, and bring them to their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the LORD for servants and handmaids: and they shall take them captives, whose captives they were; and they shall rule over their oppressors.

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  • Daniel 5:28

    PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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