Jeremiah 25

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 25 of 52

1 The Word that was to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah. It was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon,

2 which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all those living in Jerusalem, saying,

3 From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, this twenty-three years, the Word of Jehovah was to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.

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Chapter Summary

Jeremiah reproves the Jews' disobedience to the prophets, foretells the seventy years captivity, and the destruction of Babylon. He foretells the destruction of all nations.

Key Hebrew Words

שֹׁדֵ֥ד deal violently with H7703 · TWOT 2331
נְאֻם utterance H5002 · TWOT 1272a
אֲחֵרִ֔ים another H312 · TWOT 68a
פֵאָֽה corner H6285 · TWOT 1725a
מִצְרַ֛יִם Egypt H4714 · TWOT 1235

People & Context

Seventy Years of Exile Decreed

In Jehoiakim's fourth year, Jeremiah recounts 23 years of ignored prophesying. Because Judah rejected the prophets, Jehovah decrees Nebuchadnezzar wil…

Judgment on Babylon

Jehovah promises that after the seventy years are completed, He will call the King of Babylon and the Chaldeans to account for their iniquities, makin…

The Wine Cup of Wrath to the Nations

Jehovah commands Jeremiah to take the cup of His wrath and make all nations drink it, causing them to reel and fall by the sword. The judgment starts …

Timeline

Seventy Years of Exile Decreed

In Jehoiakim's fourth year, Jeremiah recounts 23 years of ignored prophesying. Because Judah rejected the prophets, Jehovah decrees Nebuchadnezzar will utterly devastate the land, and they will serve Babylon for seventy years.

Jeremiah 25:1-11
Judgment on Babylon

Jehovah promises that after the seventy years are completed, He will call the King of Babylon and the Chaldeans to account for their iniquities, making their land an everlasting ruin.

Jeremiah 25:12-14
The Wine Cup of Wrath to the Nations

Jehovah commands Jeremiah to take the cup of His wrath and make all nations drink it, causing them to reel and fall by the sword. The judgment starts with Jerusalem and extends to Egypt, Philistia, Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and finally Sheshach (Babylon).

Jeremiah 25:15-29

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