Focused Passage

Jeremiah 25:12-14

Seventy Years for Babylon and the Cup of the LORD's Wrath

The chapter moves from Jeremiah's retrospective indictment of Judah's refusal to listen, to the seventy-year Babylonian judgment, to Babylon's later punishment, and finally to the cup of wrath poured out on Judah and all nations.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

12 But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

13 I will bring upon that land all the words I have pronounced against it, all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.

14 For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”

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References and Original Words

Verse 12

Cross-references

Habakkuk 2:3 Classic cross-references Ezra 1:1 Classic cross-references 2 Chronicles 36:22 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 29:10 Classic cross-references Daniel 9:2 Classic cross-references

Original words

But when וְהָיָ֣ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular seventy שִׁבְעִ֣ים H7657 Number - common plural years שָׁנָ֡ה H8141 Noun - feminine singular are complete כִמְלֹ֣אות H4390 Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct I will punish אֶפְקֹ֣ד H6485 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular . . . עַל־ H5921 Preposition the king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶל֩ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition and that הַה֧וּא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular nation הַגּ֨וֹי H1471 Article | Noun - masculine singular the land אֶ֣רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular construct of the Chaldeans כַּשְׂדִּ֑ים H3778 Noun - proper - masculine plural for their guilt עֲוֺנָ֖ם H5771 Noun - common singular construct | third person masculine plural . . . וְעַל־ H5921 Conjunctive waw | Preposition declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֛ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular אֶת־ אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker and I will make וְשַׂמְתִּ֥י H7760 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular it אֹת֖וֹ H853 Direct object marker | third person masculine singular an everlasting עוֹלָֽם׃ H5769 Noun - masculine singular desolation לְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹת H8077 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct

BSB notes

That is, the Babylonians

Verse 13

Cross-references

Jeremiah 1:10 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 1:5 Classic cross-references

Original words

I will bring וְהֵבֵאיתִי H935 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition that הַהִ֔יא H1931 Article | Pronoun - third person feminine singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker land הָאָ֣רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the words דְּבָרַ֖י H1697 Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative I have pronounced דִּבַּ֣רְתִּי H1696 Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular against it עָלֶ֑יהָ H5921 Preposition | third person feminine singular - אֵ֤ת H853 Direct object marker all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct that is written הַכָּתוּב֙ H3789 Article | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular in this הַזֶּ֔ה H2088 Article | Pronoun - masculine singular book בַּסֵּ֣פֶר H5612 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular which אֲשֶׁר־ H834 Pronoun - relative Jeremiah יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ H3414 Noun - proper - masculine singular has prophesied נִבָּ֥א H5012 Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular against עַל־ H5921 Preposition all כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct the nations הַגּוֹיִֽם׃ H1471 Article | Noun - masculine plural

Verse 14

Cross-references

Jeremiah 51:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 27:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:9 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 1:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 50:41 Classic cross-references

Original words

For כִּ֣י H3588 Conjunction many רַבִּ֔ים H7227 Adjective - masculine plural nations גּוֹיִ֣ם H1471 Noun - masculine plural and great גְּדוֹלִ֑ים H1419 Adjective - masculine plural kings וּמְלָכִ֖ים H4428 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural will enslave עָֽבְדוּ־ H5647 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural גַּם־ גַּם־ H1571 Conjunction them הֵ֙מָּה֙ H1992 Pronoun - third person masculine plural and I will repay וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י H7999 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular them לָהֶ֛ם Preposition | third person masculine plural according to their deeds כְּפָעֳלָ֖ם H6467 Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural and according to the work וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה H4639 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct of their hands יְדֵיהֶֽם׃ס H3027 Noun - feminine dual construct | third person masculine plural

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