Jeremiah 25:14

Jeremiah 25:14 in other versions

• King James Version (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.
• New International Version (NIV)They themselves will be enslaved by many nations and great kings; I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands."
• New King James Version (NKJV)(For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)’ ”

Context of Jeremiah 25:14

12But 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. 13I 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.’” 15This 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. 16And they will drink and stagger and go out of their minds, because of the sword that I will send among them.”

Jeremiah 25:14 word by word

כִּ֣י עָֽבְדוּ־בָ֤ם גַּם־הֵ֙מָּה֙ גּוֹיִ֣ם רַבִּ֔ים וּמְלָכִ֖ים גְּדוֹלִ֑ים וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י לָהֶ֛ם כְּפָעֳלָ֖ם וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

• Forכִּיkîy · forH3588
• manyרַבrab · manyH7227
• nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• and greatגָּדוֹלgâdôl gâdôl · great: largeH1419
• kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• will enslaveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• ·גַּםgam · alsoH1571
• themהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• and I will repayשָׁלֵםshâlam · to completeH7999
• according to their deedsפֹּ֫עַלpô‛al · workH6467
• and according to the workמַעֲשֶׂהma‛ăώeh · deed: workH4639
• of their handsיָדyâd · handH3027

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:14

• Jeremiah 27:7All 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.
• Jeremiah 50:9For 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.
• Jeremiah 51:6Flee 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.
• Isaiah 14:2The 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.
• Isaiah 45:1This 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:
• Daniel 5:28PERES means that your kingdom has been divided and given over to the Medes and Persians.”
• Habakkuk 2:8Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you— because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.
• Jeremiah 50:29Summon the archers against Babylon, all who string the bow. Encamp all around her; let no one escape. Repay her according to her deeds; do to her as she has done. For she has defied the LORD, the Holy One of Israel.
• Psalms 137:8O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
• Isaiah 66:6Hear 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!
• Revelation 18:20Rejoice over her, O heaven, and you saints and apostles and prophets, because God has pronounced for you His judgment against her.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Many nations and great kings - The Medes and the Persians, under Cyrus; and several princes, his vassals or allies.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Shall serve themselves of them also - i. e., shall impose forced labor upon the Chaldaeans, and reduce them also to servitude.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-14Verses 8-14 The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and encourage faith and prayer. The ruin of Babylon is foretold: the rod will be thrown into the fire when the correcting work is done. When the set time to favour Zion is come, Babylon shall be punished for their iniquity, as other nations have been punished for their sins. Every threatening of the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-14The Lord used the Babylonians to judge Judah, but they would face consequences for their sins, brutality, and abuse of the defeated. In 539 BC, Cyrus the Persian conquered Babylon, and the people went into captivity. For centuries, many nations and great kings enslaved the Babylonians. The territory did not regain independence until 1932, becoming modern Iraq.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. serve themselves--(Jr 27:7; 30:8; 34:10). Avail themselves of their services as slaves. them also--the Chaldees, who heretofore have made other nations their slaves, shall themselves also in their turn be slaves to them. Maurer translates, "shall impose servitude on them, even them." recompense them--namely, the Chaldees and other nations against whom Jeremiah had prophesied (Jr 25:13), as having oppressed the Jews. their deeds--rather, "deed,"…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:14

• Babylon
• Government
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Nation

In the dictionaries

• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Bible, the
• Deed
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• Jeremiah, Book of

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings