Jeremiah 25:29

Jeremiah 25:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.
• New International Version (NIV)See, I am beginning to bring disaster on the city that bears my Name, and will you indeed go unpunished? You will not go unpunished, for I am calling down a sword on all who live on the earth, declares the Lord Almighty.’
• English Standard Version (ESV)For behold, I begin to work disaster at the city that is called by my name, and shall you go unpunished? You shall not go unpunished, for I am summoning a sword against all the inhabitants of the earth, declares the Lord of hosts.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)For behold, I begin to bring calamity on the city which is called by My name, and should you be utterly unpunished? You shall not be unpunished, for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth,” says the Lord of hosts.’

Context of Jeremiah 25:29

27Then the Lord said to me, ‘Tell them that the Lord Almighty, Israel's God, says, “Drink the wine from this cup until you become drunk. Drink so much that you are sick. Drink it until you fall down and cannot get up again, because you know that I will send armies to attack you.” 28But people may refuse to take the cup from you. They may refuse to drink from it. Then you must tell them that the Lord Almighty says this: “You must drink this wine of my punishment! I have already begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that is my special home. So do not think that I will leave you other nations alone! I will certainly punish you too. I will send war against everyone who lives on the earth. That is what the Lord Almighty says will happen!” 30Now Jeremiah, prophesy this message against them: “The Lord will shout from his high place above. He will roar like a lion that is ready to attack his land. He will make a noise like thunder from his holy home. He will shout aloud like people who are stamping on grapes to make wine. He will shout against everyone who lives on the earth. 31People everywhere will hear his message. The Lord will accuse the nations of their sins, and he will judge all the people on the earth. He will send war to kill all the wicked people.” That is what the Lord says.

Jeremiah 25:29 word by word

כִּי֩ הִנֵּ֨ה בָעִ֜יר אֲשֶׁ֧ר נִֽקְרָא־שְׁמִ֣י עָלֶ֗יהָ אָֽנֹכִי֙ מֵחֵ֣ל לְהָרַ֔ע וְאַתֶּ֖ם הִנָּקֵ֣ה תִנָּק֑וּ לֹ֣א תִנָּק֔וּ כִּ֣י חֶ֗רֶב אֲנִ֤י קֹרֵא֙ עַל־כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָ֔רֶץ נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• For, lo, I beginחָלַלchâlal · to profane/begin: beginH2490
• to bring evilרָעַעrâ‛a‛ · be evilH7489
• on the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• which is calledקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call toH7121
• by my nameשֵׁםshêm · nameH8034
• and should ye be utterlyנָקָהnâqâh · to clearH5352
• for a swordחֶ֫רֶבchereb · swordH2719
• upon all the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of the earthאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• of hostsצָבָאtsâbâ' tsebâ'âh · HostsH6635

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:29

• Jeremiah 49:12The Lord says, ‘I had to punish even those people who did not deserve my great punishment. So you will certainly not escape my punishment! You will have to drink my anger from the cup that I give to you.
• Proverbs 11:31Righteous people receive what they deserve, here on this earth. So you can be sure that cruel and wicked people will receive their punishment.
• Ezekiel 9:6Kill the old men, young men and girls. Kill the women and the children. Destroy them all! But do not touch anyone who has the mark on their head.’ So the men started to kill. The first people that they killed were the city's leaders who were in front of the temple.
• Ezekiel 38:21I will command the soldiers on all the mountains of my land to attack Gog. That is what I, the Almighty Lord, say. Gog's soldiers will fight against each other with their swords.
• Obadiah 1:16You drank on my special hill. In the same way, people from all countries will drink and they will not stop. They will drink until God has killed them.
• Luke 23:31There is much trouble and pain now. But much worse things will happen! Now the fire burns slowly. But soon it will be like a fire that quickly burns dry wood!’
• 1 Peter 4:17The time has come when God will start to judge people. He will first judge the people who belong to him. If he will start with his own people, what will happen to other people? They have refused to obey God's good news, so it will surely be very bad for them.
• 1 Kings 8:43When that happens, please hear them from your home in heaven. Please answer all the prayers of these foreign people. Then people from all the nations in the world will realize how great you are. They also will respect you and obey you, as your own people do. They will understand that this temple that I have built belongs to you.
• Daniel 9:18Listen to us, my God. Our towns have become heaps of stones. See what has happened to the city that belongs to you. We do not ask you to do this because we are righteous people. We ask you because you are very kind.
• Jeremiah 30:11The Lord says, ‘I am with you and I will save you. I have sent you away to live in foreign lands. That was the punishment that you deserved. I will completely destroy the nations where I sent you to live. But I will not completely destroy you. I will certainly punish you, but only as much as you deserve.’
• Jeremiah 46:28So do not be afraid, descendants of my servant Jacob. I am with you to help you. I may completely destroy all the nations where I send you to live. But I will never completely destroy you. I will certainly punish you, to teach you what is right. But I will do that in a fair way.’ That is what the Lord says.
• Proverbs 11:21Be sure about this: Evil people will receive the punishment that they deserve. But people who are righteous will escape.
• Proverbs 17:5If you laugh at poor people, you are insulting God, who made them. If you are happy when trouble happens to other people, you will receive the punishment that you deserve.
• Ezekiel 14:17Or I might bring an enemy to attack that nation. I would say, “Soldiers with swords should destroy the whole land.” I would cause them to kill both people and animals.
• Zechariah 13:7‘Attack my shepherd with a sharp knife. Attack the man that is next to me,’ says the Lord Almighty. ‘Kill the shepherd and then the sheep will run away. Then I will attack the young sheep.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29The city which is called by my name - Jerusalem, which should be first given up to the destruction.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. 27-29These kingdoms had to face the Lord's anger (see study note on Jeremiah 25:15). They could not escape the disaster that would overwhelm them. Jerusalem experienced God's judgment, and the surrounding nations would too.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. If I spared not Mine elect people on account of sin, much less will I spare you (Eze 9:6; Ob 16; Lu 23:31; 1Pe 4:17). be unpunished--"be treated as innocent."Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:29

• Government
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Nation
• Punishment

In the dictionaries

• Lord of Hosts
• Captivity
• Controversy
• Josiah
• Refuse
• Servant
• Jeremiah (2)
• 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