Christian Standard Bible
Jeremiah 25:18
18Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah, its kings and its officials, to make them a desolate ruin, an example for scorn and cursing — as it is today;
Jeremiah 25:18 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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;
- New International Version (NIV)Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin and an object of horror and scorn, a curse—as they are today;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a desolation and a waste, a hissing and a curse, as at this day;
- New King James Version (NKJV)Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
Context of Jeremiah 25:18
16They will drink, stagger, and go out of their minds because of the sword I am sending among them.” 17So I took the cup from the Lord’s hand and made all the nations to whom the Lord sent me drink from it. Jerusalem and the other cities of Judah, its kings and its officials, to make them a desolate ruin, an example for scorn and cursing — as it is today; 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his officers, his leaders, all his people, 20and all the mixed peoples; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines — Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:18 word by word
אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וְאֶת־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶת־מְלָכֶ֖יהָ אֶת־שָׂרֶ֑יהָ לָתֵ֨ת אֹתָ֜ם לְחָרְבָּ֧ה לְשַׁמָּ֛ה לִשְׁרֵקָ֥ה וְלִקְלָלָ֖ה כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
- and the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- thereof, and the princesשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
- thereof, to makeנָתַןnâthan · to give: makeH5414
- them a desolationחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723
- an astonishmentשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
- an hissingשְׁרֵקָהsherêqâh · hissingH8322
- and a curseקְלָלָהqelâlâh · curseH7045
- this dayיוֹםyôm · day: todayH3117
Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:18
- Jeremiah 1:10See, I have appointed you today over nations and kingdoms to uproot and tear down, to destroy and demolish, to build and plant.
- Jeremiah 19:3Say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, kings of Judah and residents of Jerusalem. This is what the Lord of Armies, the God of Israel, says: I am going to bring such a disaster on this place that everyone who hears about it will shudder
- Jeremiah 21:6I will strike the residents of this city, both people and animals. They will die in a severe plague.
- Psalms 60:3You have made your people suffer hardship; you have given us wine to drink that made us stagger.
- Isaiah 51:17Wake yourself, wake yourself up! Stand up, Jerusalem, you who have drunk the cup of his fury from the Lord’s hand; you who have drunk the goblet to the dregs — the cup that causes people to stagger.
- Ezekiel 9:5He spoke to the others in my hearing: “Pass through the city after him and start killing; do not show pity or spare them!
- Daniel 9:12He has carried out his words that he spoke against us and against our rulers by bringing on us a disaster that is so great that nothing like what has been done to Jerusalem has ever been done under all of heaven.
- Amos 2:5Therefore, I will send fire against Judah, and it will consume the citadels of Jerusalem.
- Amos 3:2I have known only you out of all the clans of the earth; therefore, I will punish you for all your iniquities.
- 1 Peter 4:17For the time has come for judgment to begin with God’s household, and if it begins with us, what will the outcome be for those who disobey the gospel of God?
- Jeremiah 25:9I am going to send for all the families of the north’ — this is the Lord’s declaration — ‘and send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and I will bring them against this land, against its residents, and against all these surrounding nations, and I will completely destroy them and make them an example of horror and scorn, and ruins forever.
- Jeremiah 24:9I will make them an object of horror and a disaster to all the kingdoms of the earth, an example for disgrace, scorn, ridicule, and cursing, wherever I have banished them.
- Joshua 6:18But keep yourselves from the things set apart, or you will be set apart for destruction. If you take any of those things, you will set apart the camp of Israel for destruction and make trouble for it.
- 2 Kings 22:19because your heart was tender and you humbled yourself before the Lord when you heard what I spoke against this place and against its inhabitants, that they would become a desolation and a curse, and because you have torn your clothes and wept before me, I myself have heard’ — this is the Lord’s declaration.
- Jeremiah 44:22The Lord can no longer bear your evil deeds and the detestable acts you have committed, so your land has become a waste, a desolation, and an example for cursing, without inhabitant, as you see today.
- 1 Kings 8:24You have kept what you promised to your servant, my father David. You spoke directly to him and you fulfilled your promise by your power as it is today.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:18
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 18As it is this day - Words omitted by the Septuagint, and probably added by Jeremiah after the murder of Gedaliah had completed the ruin of the land.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-29Verses 15-29 The evil and the good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that part of the world, of which Nebuchadnezzar, who had just began to reign and act, was to be the instrument; but this destroying sword would come from the hand of God. The desolations the sword should make in all these kingdoms, are represented by the consequences of excessive drinking. This may…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 18Everyone 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.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1818. Jerusalem--put first: for "judgment begins at the house of God"; they being most guilty whose religious privileges are greatest (1Pe 4:17). kings--Jehoiakim, Jeconiah, and Zedekiah. as it is this day--The accomplishment of the curse had already begun under Jehoiakim. This clause, however, may have been inserted by Jeremiah at his final revision of his prophecies in Egypt.Read the comment
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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
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