Jeremiah — Chapter 25

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Jeremiah 25:1 The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah ^Rin the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

Jer 36:1; Jer 46:2

Jeremiah 25:2 The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,

Jeremiah 25:3 From the ^Rthirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.

Jer 1:2; 1 Kgs 22:3

Jeremiah 25:4 And the LORD hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, ^Rrising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.

Jer 7:25; Jer 11:7

Jeremiah 25:5 They said, ^RTurn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the LORD hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

Jer 18:11; Jer 35:15

Jeremiah 25:6 And go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.

Jeremiah 25:7 Yet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the LORD; ^Rthat ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Jer 7:18-19; Jer 32:30-33

Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,

Jeremiah 25:9 Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the LORD, and ^RNebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Jer 27:6; Jer 40:2

Jeremiah 25:10 Moreover ^TI will ^Rtake from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

Esth 3:13; Esth 7:4

I will cause to perish from them

Jeremiah 25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon ^Rseventy years.

Jer 25:12; 2 Chr 36:21-22

Jeremiah 25:12 And it shall come to pass, ^Rwhen seventy years are accomplished, that I will ^Tpunish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.

Jer 29:10; 2 Kgs 24:1

visit upon

Jeremiah 25:13 And I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah ^Rhath prophesied against all the nations.

Jer 1:5,10; Dan 5:28,31

Jeremiah 25:14 For ^Rmany nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

Jer 27:7; Jer 50:9,41

Jeremiah 25:15 For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; ^RTake the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.

Jer 13:12-14; Job 21:20

Jeremiah 25:16 And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.

Jeremiah 25:17 Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, ^Rand made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me:

Jer 25:28; Jer 1:10

Jeremiah 25:18 To wit, ^RJerusalem, 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;

Jer 1:10; Jer 19:3-9

Jeremiah 25:19 ^RPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

Jer 43:9-11; Jer 46:2,13-26

Jeremiah 25:20 And all ^Rthe mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Jer 25:24; Jer 50:37

Jeremiah 25:21 ^REdom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

Jer 27:3; Jer 49:7-22

Jeremiah 25:22 And all the kings of ^RTyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the ^Tisles which are beyond the sea,

Jer 27:3; Jer 47:4

region by the sea side

Jeremiah 25:23 ^RDedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all ^Tthat are in the utmost corners,

Jer 49:8; Gen 10:7

cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled

Jeremiah 25:24 And all the kings of ^RArabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

1 Kgs 10:15; 2 Chr 9:14

Jeremiah 25:25 And all the kings of ^RZimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

Gen 25:2

Jeremiah 25:26 And ^Rall the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.

Jer 25:9; Jer 50:9

Jeremiah 25:27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; ^RDrink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.

Isa 51:21; Isa 63:6

Jeremiah 25:28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.

Jeremiah 25:29 For, lo, ^RI begin to bring evil on the city ^Twhich 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.

Jer 49:12; Prov 11:31

upon which my name is called

Jeremiah 25:30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The LORD shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from ^Rhis holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.

Jer 17:12; Deut 26:15

Jeremiah 25:31 ^RA noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the LORD.

Jer 45:5; Isa 34:8

Jeremiah 25:32 Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, ^Revil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.

2 Chr 15:6; Isa 34:2

Jeremiah 25:33 And ^Rthe slain of the LORD shall be at that day from one end of the earth even unto the other end of the earth: they shall not be lamented, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.

Jer 25:18-26; Jer 13:12-14

Jeremiah 25:34 ^RHowl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for ^Tthe days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like ^Ta pleasant vessel.

Jer 25:23,36; Jer 4:8-9

your days for slaughter

a vessel of desire

Jeremiah 25:35 And ^R^Tthe shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

Jer 32:4; Jer 34:3

flight shall perish from the shepherds, and escaping from, etc

Jeremiah 25:36 A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Jeremiah 25:37 And the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

Jeremiah 25:38 He ^Rhath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is ^Tdesolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.

Jer 4:7; Jer 5:6

a desolation

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 25:1–13 — Years of ignored warning and seventy years of service

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Jeremiah recalls repeated calls to turn from evil that Judah would not hear. Babylon’s coming rule is announced for seventy years, after which Babylon itself is held accountable.

Key Truth: Respond to warning rather than growing used to it.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 25:14–26 — The cup reaches many nations

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

Jeremiah receives the cup of divine fury and carries the message from Jerusalem across a long list of peoples and kings. No kingdom stands outside the announced judgment.

Key Truth: Recognize accountability beyond national privilege.

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📖 What We’re Reading

Jeremiah 25:27–38 — Judgment spreads and shepherds mourn

🌱 What These Verses Teach Us

The nations must drink, and a roar, whirlwind, and widespread slain portray the severity of judgment. Shepherds and leaders lament as their peaceful habitations are ruined.

Key Truth: Use responsibility humbly before the Judge of all.

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Jeremiah 29:10 — The letter to exiles also specifies seventy years.

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