Jeremiah 25:9

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Modern

…behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

Traditional

Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Literal

…behold, I am sending forth and I have taken all the families of the north, a declaration of YHWH, and unto Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, My servant. And will bring them against this land and against its dwellers and against all these surrounding nations, and I will devote them to destruction, and I will give them for a horror and for a hissing and for desolations forever!

Latin

…ecce ego mittam et assumam universas cognationes aquilonis, ait Dominus, et Nabuchodonosor regem Babylonis servum meum, et adducam eos super terram istam, et super habitatores ejus, et super omnes nationes quæ in circuitu illius sunt: et interficiam eos, et ponam eos in stuporem et in sibilum, et in solitudines sempiternas.

Original

Hebrew

English

…behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.

Notes

Jeremiah 25:7–9

The people ignored the Lord's rules and continued their evil ways by worshiping idols. As a result, the Lord decided to destroy them completely.

Jeremiah 25:1–14

The Lord had been patient with Jerusalem's rebellion and refusal to listen, but now it was time for judgment.

Theme notes and profiles

Jeremiah Nebuchadnezzar II The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

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People

Nebuchadnezzar: Emperor of Babylon who conquered Judah

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Jehoiakim Land

Topics

Babylon: Empire of Prophecies of Conquests By Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Captivity of the Jews By Captivity of Judah in Babylon, Prophecy of Nebuchadnezzar: Prophecies Concerning Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments The Ammonites: Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Babylon

Jeremiah 25:9

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