Jeremiah 25:18

Translations

Modern

…to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Traditional

To wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;

Literal

Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, a horror, a hissing, and a curse—as at this day;

Latin

Jerusalem, et civitatibus Juda, et regibus ejus, et principibus ejus, ut darem eos in solitudinem, et in stuporem, et in sibilum, et in maledictionem, sicut est dies ista:

Original

Hebrew

English

…to make them a ruin, an object of horror and contempt and cursing, as they are to this day—Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials;

Notes

Jeremiah 25:18

Everyone drank from the cup, meaning the leaders heard the words of judgment.
as they are to this day: Jeremiah likely delivered the Lord’s messages during the siege and fall of Jerusalem, from 588 to 586 BC.

Jeremiah 25:15–38

The Lord is the supreme ruler of all nations, and their rebellion was about to bring judgment.
To whom I send you: Jeremiah did not travel to each nation in person. The message he delivered from the Lord spread mainly through written material, much of it in the book of Jeremiah, which people have read worldwide.

Theme notes and profiles

The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 24:9
I will make them a horror and an offense to all the kingdoms of the earth, a disgrace and an object of scorn, ridicule, and cursing wherever I have banished them.
Jeremiah 44:22
So the LORD could no longer endure the evil deeds and detestable acts you committed, and your land became a desolation, a horror, and an object of cursing, without inhabitant, as it is this day.
Psalm 60:3
You have shown Your people hardship; we are staggered from the wine You made us drink.
Ezekiel 9:5–8
And as I listened, He said to the others, “Follow him through the city and start killing; do not show pity or spare anyone!
Jeremiah 19:3–9
…saying, ‘Hear the word of the LORD, O kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such disaster on this place that the ears of all who hear of it will ring,
Ezra 9:7
From the days of our fathers to this day, our guilt has been great. Because of our iniquities, we and our kings and priests have been delivered into the hands of the kings of the earth and subjected to the sword and to captivity, to pillage and humiliation, as we are this day.
1 Peter 4:17
For it is time for judgment to begin with the family of God; and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
Jeremiah 1:10
See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and overthrow, to build and plant.”
Amos 2:5
So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”
1 Kings 8:24
You have kept Your promise to Your servant, my father David. What You spoke with Your mouth You have fulfilled with Your hand this day.
Joshua 6:18
But keep away from the things devoted to destruction, lest you yourself be set apart for destruction. If you take any of these, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and bring disaster upon it.
2 Kings 22:19
…because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the LORD when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its people, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before Me, I have heard you,’ declares the LORD.

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Elam (Place), Elamites Jehoiakim

Topics

Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Cup of Sorrow Government: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to God In Nation: Chastised Philistines: Prophecies Against Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: Prophecies Concerning The Ammonites: Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Babylon The Edomites: Predictions Respecting: To Share in the Punishment of the Nations Wine of the Wrath and Judgments of God

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