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Complete Jewish Bible

Jeremiah 25:12

But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Bavel and that nation for their sin,' says Adonai , ‘and I will turn the land of the Kasdim into everlasting ruins.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Babylon;   Government;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Nation;   Prophecy;   Seventy;   Thompson Chain Reference - Babylon;   Desolation;   Nebuchadnezzar;   The Topic Concordance - Desolation;   Disobedience;   Idolatry;   Judges;   Recompense/restitution;   Worship;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Ammonites, the;   Babylon;   Sins, National;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Moabites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Chaldea;   Exile;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Moab;   Prophet;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kir-Hareseth;   Number Systems and Number Symbolism;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chaldaea, Chaldaeans;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Sibylline Oracles;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Babylon ;   Captivity;   Chronology;   Cyrus;   Jerusalem ;   Jubilee;   Judah, the Kingdom of;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Babylon;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Captivities of the Jews;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Moab;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Bible, the;   Captivity;   Chaldea;   Jeremiah (2);   Perpetual;   Seventy Years;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Babylonia;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Daniel, Book of;  

Parallel Translations

English Standard Version
Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, declares the Lord , making the land an everlasting waste.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the seuentie yeres are accomplished, I will visite the King of Babel and that nation, saith the Lorde, for their iniquities, euen the land of the Caldeans, and will make it a perpetuall desolation,
Christian Standard Bible®
When the seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation’—this is the Lord’s declaration—‘the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, and I will make it a ruin forever.
Hebrew Names Version
It shall happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Bavel, and that nation, says the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Kasdim; and I will make it desolate forever.
Darby Translation
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, [that] I will visit on the king of Babylon and on that nation, saith Jehovah, their iniquity, and on the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it perpetual desolations.
Easy-to-Read Version
"But when the 70 years have passed, I will punish the king of Babylon. I will punish the nation of Babylon." This message is from the Lord . "I will punish the land of the Babylonians for their sins. I will make that land a desert forever.
Amplified Bible
'Then when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans (Babylonia),' says the LORD, 'for their wickedness, and will make the land [of the Chaldeans] a perpetual waste.
American Standard Version
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
Berean Standard Bible
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.
Contemporary English Version
When that time is up, I will punish the king of Babylonia and his people for everything they have done wrong, and I will turn that country into a wasteland forever.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it perpetual desolations.
King James Version (1611)
And it shall come to passe when seuentie yeeres are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquitie, and the land of the Caldeans, and will make it perpetuall desolations.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will take vengeance on that nation, and will make them a perpetual desolation.
English Revised Version
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
Lexham English Bible
And then when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares Yahweh, ‘for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it an everlasting waste.
Literal Translation
And it shall be, when seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, and the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, says Jehovah; and I will make it everlasting ruins.
New Century Version
"But when the seventy years have passed, I will punish the king of Babylon and his entire nation for their evil," says the Lord . "I will make that land a desert forever.
New English Translation
"‘But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation for their sins. I will make the land of Babylon an everlasting ruin. I, the Lord , affirm it!
New King James Version
"Then it will come to pass, when seventy years are completed, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity,' says the LORD; "and I will make it a perpetual desolation.
New Living Translation
"Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their sins," says the Lord . "I will make the country of the Babylonians a wasteland forever.
New Life Bible
‘Then when seventy years have past, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, and the land of the Babylonians, for their sin,' says the Lord. ‘And I will make that land a waste forever.
New Revised Standard
Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their iniquity, says the Lord , making the land an everlasting waste.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And it shall some to pass - When the seventy years are fulfilled, I will visit upon the king of Babylon and upon that nation, Declareth Yahweh their iniquity, and upon the land of the Chaldeans, - and I will turn it into age-abiding desolations.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And when the seventy years shall be expired, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans: and I will make it perpetual desolations.
George Lamsa Translation
And it shall come to pass when seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and his people for their iniquities, says the LORD; and also the land of the Chaldeans, I will make it a perpetual desolation.
Good News Translation
After that I will punish Babylonia and its king for their sin. I will destroy that country and leave it in ruins forever.
New American Standard Bible
'Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares the LORD, 'for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
Webster's Bible Translation
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, [that] I will punish 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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
When the threscore and ten yeres are expired, I wil visite all the wickednesse of the kyng of Babylon and his people saith the Lorde, yea and the lande of the Chaldees, and wyll make it a perpetuall wildernesse,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And whanne seuenti yeer ben fillid, Y schal visite on the kyng of Babiloyne, and on that folc the wickidnesse of hem, seith the Lord, and on the lond of Caldeis, and Y schal set it in to euerlastynge wildirnesses.
Young's Literal Translation
`And it hath come to pass, at the fulness of seventy years, I charge against the king of Babylon, and against that nation -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- their iniquity, and against the land of the Chaldeans, and have appointed it for desolations age-during.
World English Bible
It shall happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, says Yahweh, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate forever.
Revised Standard Version
Then after seventy years are completed, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chalde'ans, for their iniquity, says the LORD, making the land an everlasting waste.
Update Bible Version
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, says Yahweh, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate forever.
Bible in Basic English
And it will come about, after seventy years are ended, that I will send punishment on the king of Babylon, and on that nation, says the Lord, for their evil-doing, and on the land of the Chaldaeans; and I will make it a waste for ever.
King James Version
And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish 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.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
When the lxx yeares are expyred, I wil viset also the wickednesse of the kinge of Babylon & his people, saieth the LORDE: yee & the londe of the Caldees, & wil make it a perpetuall wildernes,
THE MESSAGE
"Once the seventy years is up, I'll punish the king of Babylon and the whole nation of Babylon for their sin. Then they'll be the wasteland. Everything that I said I'd do to that country, I'll do—everything that's written in this book, everything Jeremiah preached against all the godless nations. Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the Babylonians, paying them back for everything they've done to others. They won't get by with anything." God 's Decree.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
'Then it will be when seventy years are completed I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares the LORD, 'for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
Legacy Standard Bible
‘Then it will be when seventy years are fulfilled, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,' declares Yahweh, ‘for their iniquity, even the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it an everlasting desolation.

Contextual Overview

8 "Therefore, here is what Adonai -Tzva'ot says: ‘Because you haven't paid attention to what I've been saying, 9 I'm going to send for all the families of the north,' says Adonai , ‘and for my servant N'vukhadretzar the king of Bavel, and bring them against this land, against its inhabitants and against all the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy them, making them an object of horror and ridicule, a perpetual ruin. 10 Moreover, I will silence among them the sounds of joy and gladness, the voices of bridegroom and bride, the grinding of millstones and the light of lamps. 11 This entire land will become a ruin, a waste; and these nations will serve the king of Bavel for seventy years. 12 But when the seventy years are over, I will punish the king of Bavel and that nation for their sin,' says Adonai , ‘and I will turn the land of the Kasdim into everlasting ruins. 13 I will inflict on that land all my words that I have decreed against it, everything written in this book, in which Yirmeyahu has prophesied against all the nations. 14 For they too will become slaves to many nations and to powerful kings; I will pay them back according to their deeds and the work of their own hands.'

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

when: Jeremiah 29:10, 2 Kings 24:1, Ezra 1:1, Ezra 1:2, Daniel 9:2

that I: Jeremiah 25:14, Jeremiah 50:1 - Jeremiah 51:64, Deuteronomy 32:35-42, Isaiah 13:1 - Isaiah 14:32, Isaiah 21:1-17, Isaiah 46:1 - Isaiah 47:15, Daniel 5:1-31, Habakkuk 2:1-20, Revelation 18:1-24

punish: Heb. visit upon, see note on Jeremiah 23:2

perpetual: Jeremiah 50:3, Jeremiah 50:13, Jeremiah 50:23, Jeremiah 50:39, Jeremiah 50:40, Jeremiah 50:45, Jeremiah 51:25, Jeremiah 51:26, Jeremiah 51:62-64, Isaiah 13:19, Isaiah 14:23, Isaiah 15:6, Isaiah 20:1-6, Isaiah 47:1, Ezekiel 35:9

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 30:7 - General 2 Chronicles 36:21 - To fulfil 2 Chronicles 36:22 - that the word Psalms 137:8 - who art Isaiah 33:1 - when thou shalt cease Jeremiah 25:11 - seventy Jeremiah 25:26 - drink Jeremiah 25:34 - the days of your Jeremiah 25:38 - desolate Jeremiah 27:7 - until Jeremiah 27:22 - until Jeremiah 30:16 - General Jeremiah 50:10 - Chaldea Jeremiah 50:12 - a wilderness Jeremiah 51:37 - become Jeremiah 51:47 - do judgment upon Ezekiel 5:13 - shall mine Ezekiel 29:11 - forty Daniel 5:26 - God Habakkuk 2:3 - but Habakkuk 3:2 - in the Zechariah 1:12 - thou hast Zechariah 10:3 - punished

Cross-References

Genesis 17:20
But as for Yishma‘el, I have heard you. I have blessed him. I will make him fruitful and give him many descendants. He will father twelve princes, and I will make him a great nation.
Genesis 21:13
But I will also make a nation from the son of the slave-girl, since he is descended from you."
Genesis 25:10
the field which Avraham purchased from the sons of Het. Avraham was buried there with Sarah his wife.
Genesis 25:15
Hadad, Teima, Y'tur, Nafish and Kedmah.
Psalms 83:6
With one mind they plot their schemes; the covenant they have made is against you —

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished,.... Which were accomplished in the first year of Cyrus: they began with the first year of Nebuchadnezzar, who reigned two years and two months with his father Nabopolassar; after that forty three years by himself; Evilmerodach two years: Neriglissar four years; Belshazzar or Nabonadius seventeen years; and Darius the Median two years; which all make sixty nine years and two months; and if ten months more be added to complete the said seventy years, it will carry the end of them to the first year of Cyrus g. These years are differently reckoned by others; by Spanhemius, from the first of Nebuchadnezzar, or fourth of Jehoiakim, to the destruction of the city under Zedekiah, nineteen years; thence to the death of Nebuchadnezzar, twenty four; then Evilmerodach, two; then the reign of Neriglissar, including some months of Laborosoarchod, five; then the years of Nabonadius, or Belshazzar, seventeen; and from his death, or the taking of Babylon, to the death of Darius the Mede, two years; which make sixty nine, exclusive of the first of Cyrus; and comes to much the same as the former. By James Alting thus; from the eighteenth year of Nebuchadnezzar, complete, to his death, twenty six years; Evilmerodach, twenty three; Belshazzar, three; Darius the Mede, eighteen, after the destruction of the Babylonish empire; which seems very wrong; better, by Dr. Lightfoot, thus; Nebuchadnezzar, forty five current; Evilmerodach, twenty three; and Belshazzar, three h. So the Jewish chronicle i:

[that] I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity; the king for his tyranny, and the nation for their idolatry; and both for these and other sins they were guilty of; for, though they did the will of God in carrying the Jews captive, they no doubt in their usage of them exceeded their commission, and were justly punishable for their iniquities. This is not to be understood of the present king of Babylon, Nebuchadnezzar; but of Nabonadius, or Belshazzar, whom the Lord punished by Cyrus; who appears to have been a very wicked man, and in the excess of not, profaning the vessels of the temple the night he was slain, Daniel 5:1;

and the land of the Chaldeans; and will make it perpetual desolations; even as other nations had been made by them, Jeremiah 25:9.

g See Prideaux's Connexion, par. 1. B. 2. p. 130. h Vid. Witsii Exercitat. 11. in Miscel. Sacr. tom. 2. p. 282, 283. i Seder Olam Rabba, c. 28. p. 81.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Perpetual desolations - The ruins of Babylon form its only lasting memorial.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 25:12. And that nation — הגוי ההוא haggoi hahu. Dr. Blayney contends that this should be translated his nation, and that ההוא hahu is the substantive pronoun used in the genitive case. It is certainly more clear and definite to read, "I will punish the king of Babylon, and HIS nation."

Will make it perpetual desolationsIsaiah 13:19, where the fulfilment of this prophecy is distinctly marked.


 
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