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Jeremiah 25:35
35You will find no place to hide; there will be no way to escape.
Jeremiah 25:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
- New International Version (NIV)The shepherds will have nowhere to flee, the leaders of the flock no place to escape.
- English Standard Version (ESV)No refuge will remain for the shepherds, nor escape for the lords of the flock.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the shepherds will have no way to flee, Nor the leaders of the flock to escape.
Context of Jeremiah 25:35
33In that day those the Lord has slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure. 34Weep and moan, you evil shepherds! Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock! The time of your slaughter has arrived; you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase. You will find no place to hide; there will be no way to escape. 36Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds. The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair, for the Lord is ruining their pastures. 37Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland by the Lord’s fierce anger.
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:35 word by word
וְאָבַ֥ד מָנ֖וֹס מִן־הָֽרֹעִ֑ים וּפְלֵיטָ֖ה מֵאַדִּירֵ֥י הַצֹּֽאן׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:35
- Jeremiah 32:4King Zedekiah will be captured by the Babylonians and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face.
- Jeremiah 34:3You will not escape his grasp but will be captured and taken to meet the king of Babylon face to face. Then you will be exiled to Babylon.
- Jeremiah 38:18But if you refuse to surrender, you will not escape! This city will be handed over to the Babylonians, and they will burn it to the ground.’”
- Job 11:20But the wicked will be blinded. They will have no escape. Their only hope is death.”
- Isaiah 2:12For the Lord of Heaven’s Armies has a day of reckoning. He will punish the proud and mighty and bring down everything that is exalted.
- Isaiah 24:21In that day the Lord will punish the gods in the heavens and the proud rulers of the nations on earth.
- Ezekiel 17:15“Nevertheless, this man of Israel’s royal family rebelled against Babylon, sending ambassadors to Egypt to request a great army and many horses. Can Israel break her sworn treaties like that and get away with it?
- Daniel 5:30That very night Belshazzar, the Babylonian king, was killed.
- Amos 2:14Your fastest runners will not get away. The strongest among you will become weak. Even mighty warriors will be unable to save themselves.
- Amos 9:1Then I saw a vision of the Lord standing beside the altar. He said, “Strike the tops of the Temple columns, so that the foundation will shake. Bring down the roof on the heads of the people below. I will kill with the sword those who survive. No one will escape!
- Revelation 6:14The sky was rolled up like a scroll, and all of the mountains and islands were moved from their places.
- Revelation 19:19Then I saw the beast and the kings of the world and their armies gathered together to fight against the one sitting on the horse and his army.
- Jeremiah 48:44“Those who flee in terror will fall into a trap, and those who escape the trap will step into a snare. I will see to it that you do not get away, for the time of your judgment has come,” says the Lord.
- Jeremiah 52:8But the Babylonian troops chased King Zedekiah and overtook him on the plains of Jericho, for his men had all deserted him and scattered.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:35
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 34-36Verses 34-36 Principal of the flock - i. e., noble ones. Wallow yourselves in the ashes - Rather, roll yourselves on the ground. For - Read; “for your days for being slaughtered are accomplished, and I will scatter you” (or, (dash you in pieces). Fall like a pleasant vessel - The comparison suggests the idea of change from a thing of value into worthless fragments. Jeremiah 25:36 Hath spoiled - Or, spoileth.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 30-38Verses 30-38 The Lord has just ground of controversy with every nation and every person; and he will execute judgment on all the wicked. Who can avoid trembling when God speaks in displeasure? The days are fully come; the time fixed in the Divine counsels, which will make the nations wholly desolate. The tender and delicate shall share the common calamity. Even those who used to live in peace, and did nothing to provoke, shall not escape. Blessed be God…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 34-35The earth's cruel leaders (shepherds) were harsh rulers of the nations. roll in the dust: This is a sign of distress.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. Literally, "Flight shall fail the shepherds ... escaping (shall fail) the principal," &c. (Am 2:14). The leaders will be the first objects for slaughter; escape by flight will be out of their power.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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