Jeremiah 25:11

Jeremiah 25:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
• New International Version (NIV)This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Context of Jeremiah 25:11

9so I’m going to send for all the families from the north. I will also send for my servant King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon, declares the Lord. I will bring the families from the north to attack this land, its people, and all these surrounding nations. I’m going to destroy them and turn them into something terrible, something ridiculed, and something permanently ruined. 10I will take from them the sounds of joy and happiness, the sounds of brides and grooms, the sound of mills, and the light of lamps. This whole land will be ruined and become a wasteland. These nations will serve the king of Babylon for 70 years. 12“When the 70 years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation for their crimes, declares the Lord. I will turn Babylon into a permanent wasteland. 13I will bring on that land all the disasters I threatened to do to it, everything that Jeremiah prophesied against all the nations, everything written in this book.

Jeremiah 25:11 word by word

וְהָֽיְתָה֙ כָּל־הָאָ֣רֶץ הַזֹּ֔את לְחָרְבָּ֖ה לְשַׁמָּ֑ה וְעָ֨בְד֜וּ הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָאֵ֛לֶּה אֶת־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל שִׁבְעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And this whole landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• shall be a desolationחׇרְבָּהchorbâh · desolationH2723
• an astonishmentשַׁמָּהshammâh · horror: destroyedH8047
• and these nationsגּוֹיgôy gôy · nationH1471
• shall serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serveH5647
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• of Babylonבָּבֶ֫ל, בָּבֶלbâbel · BabylonH894
• seventyשִׁבְעִיםshib‛îym · seventyH7657
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:11

• Jeremiah 25:12“When the 70 years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation for their crimes, declares the Lord. I will turn Babylon into a permanent wasteland.
• 2 Chronicles 36:21This happened so that the Lord’s words spoken through Jeremiah would be fulfilled. The land had its years of rest and was made acceptable ⌞again⌟. While it lay in ruins, ⌞the land had its⌟ 70 years of rest.
• Isaiah 23:15When that day comes, Tyre will be forgotten for 70 years, the lifetime of one king. At the end of the 70 years, Tyre will be like the prostitute in this song:
• Daniel 7:2In my visions at night I, Daniel, saw the four winds of heaven stirring up the Mediterranean Sea.
• Zechariah 7:5“Tell all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months these past 70 years, did you really do it for me?

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11Shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years - As this prophecy was delivered in the fourth year of Jehoiakim, and in the first of Nebuchadnezzar, and began to be accomplished in the same year, (for then Nebuchadnezzar invaded Judea, and took Jerusalem), seventy years from this time will reach down to the first year of Cyrus, when he made his proclamation for the restoration of the Jews, and the rebuilding of Jerusalem. See the note on Isaiah 13:19…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 11Seventy years - The duration of the Babylonian empire was really a little short of this period. But the 70 years are usually calculated down to the time when the Jews were permitted to return to their country (compare Jeremiah 29:10).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. 11seventy years: This is the first time a specific period is assigned to the Exile. The prediction was fulfilled either from 605 BC (the first exile to Babylon) to around 538 BC (when Cyrus allowed the exiles to return to Judea), or from 586 BC (the destruction of the Temple) to 515 BC (the dedication of the Second Temple). Alternatively, the number can be seen as symbolic, representing God's judgment on Jerusalem lasting a perfect lifetime, exactly as God…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. seventy years--(Jr 27:7). The exact number of years of Sabbaths in four hundred ninety years, the period from Saul to the Babylonian captivity; righteous retribution for their violation of the Sabbath (Le 26:34, 35; 2Ch 36:21). The seventy years probably begin from the fourth year of Jehoiakim, when Jerusalem was first captured, and many captives, as well as the treasures of the temple, were carried away; they end with the first year of Cyrus, who, on…Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:11

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Happiness
• Israel, Prophecies Concerning
• Prophecy
• Seventy

In the dictionaries

• Babylon
• Babylon, Babylonia, Babylonian
• Seventy Years
• Captivity
• Controversy
• Josiah
• Refuse
• Servant
• Astonishment
• Isaiah

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