Jeremiah 25:2

Jeremiah 25:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
• New International Version (NIV)So Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people of Judah and to all those living in Jerusalem:
• English Standard Version (ESV)which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:
• New King James Version (NKJV)which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:

Context of Jeremiah 25:2

1This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiah from the Lord during the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah. This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon began his reign. Jeremiah the prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, 3“For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiah son of Amon, king of Judah, until now—the Lord has been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened. 4“Again and again the Lord has sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention.

Jeremiah 25:2 word by word

אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבֶּ֜ר יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ עַל־כָּל־עַ֣ם יְהוּדָ֔ה וְאֶ֛ל כָּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• The which Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֫הוּyirmeyâh yirmeyâhû · JeremiahH3414
• the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
• spakeדָבַרdâbar · to speak: speakH1696
• unto all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and to all the inhabitantsיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵםyerûshâlaim yerûshâlayim · JerusalemH3389
• sayingאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559

Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:2

• Jeremiah 18:11“Therefore, Jeremiah, go and warn all Judah and Jerusalem. Say to them, ‘This is what the Lord says: I am planning disaster for you instead of good. So turn from your evil ways, each of you, and do what is right.’”
• Jeremiah 19:14Then Jeremiah returned from Topheth, the garbage dump where he had delivered this message, and he stopped in front of the Temple of the Lord. He said to the people there,
• Jeremiah 26:2“This is what the Lord says: Stand in the courtyard in front of the Temple of the Lord, and make an announcement to the people who have come there to worship from all over Judah. Give them my entire message; include every word.
• Jeremiah 35:13“This is what the Lord of Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Go and say to the people in Judah and Jerusalem, ‘Come and learn a lesson about how to obey me.
• Jeremiah 38:1Now Shephatiah son of Mattan, Gedaliah son of Pashhur, Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malkijah heard what Jeremiah had been telling the people. He had been saying,
• Psalms 49:1Listen to this, all you people! Pay attention, everyone in the world!
• Mark 7:14Then Jesus called to the crowd to come and hear. “All of you listen,” he said, “and try to understand.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:2

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-14The Lord had been patient with Jerusalem's rebellion and refusal to listen, but now it was time for judgment.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-381. fourth year of Jehoiakim--called the third year in Da 1:1. But probably Jehoiakim was set on the throne by Pharaoh-necho on his return from Carchemish about July, whereas Nebuchadnezzar mounted the throne January 21, 604 B.C.; so that Nebuchadnezzar's first year was partly the third, partly the fourth, of Jehoiakim's. Here first Jeremiah gives specific dates. Nebuchadnezzar had previously entered Judea in the reign of his father Nabopolassar.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 25:2

• Babylon
• Captivity
• Jeremiah
• Prophecy

In the dictionaries

• Jeremiah
• Jerusalem
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• Captivity
• Controversy
• Refuse
• Servant
• Jeremiah (2)

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