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THE MESSAGE

Jeremiah 25:8

The verdict of God -of-the-Angel-Armies on all this: "Because you have refused to listen to what I've said, I'm stepping in. I'm sending for the armies out of the north headed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant in this, and I'm setting them on this land and people and even the surrounding countries. I'm devoting the whole works to total destruction—a horror to top all the horrors in history. And I'll banish every sound of joy—singing, laughter, marriage festivities, genial workmen, candlelit suppers. The whole landscape will be one vast wasteland. These countries will be in subjection to the king of Babylon for seventy years.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Babylon;   Captivity;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Thompson Chain Reference - Nebuchadnezzar;   The Topic Concordance - Desolation;   Disobedience;   Idolatry;   Judges;   Servants;   Worship;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Jehoiakim;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Persecution;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Kir-Hareseth;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“Therefore, this is what the Lord of Armies says: ‘Because you have not obeyed my words,
Hebrew Names Version
Therefore thus says the LORD of Hosts: Because you have not heard my words,
King James Version
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
English Standard Version
"Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,
New American Standard Bible
"Therefore this is what the LORD of armies says: 'Because you have not obeyed My words,
New Century Version
So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says: "Since you have not listened to my messages,
Amplified Bible
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Because you have not obeyed My words,
World English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh of Hosts: Because you have not heard my words,
Geneva Bible (1587)
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes, Because ye haue not heard my wordes,
Legacy Standard Bible
"Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not listened to My words,
Berean Standard Bible
Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: 'Because you have not obeyed My words,
Contemporary English Version
You refused to listen to me,
Complete Jewish Bible
"Therefore, here is what Adonai -Tzva'ot says: ‘Because you haven't paid attention to what I've been saying,
Darby Translation
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Because ye have not listened to my words,
Easy-to-Read Version
So this is what the Lord All-Powerful says, "You have not listened to my messages.
George Lamsa Translation
Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not listened to my words,
Good News Translation
"So then, because you would not listen to him, the Lord Almighty says,
Lexham English Bible
Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed my words,
Literal Translation
So Jehovah of Hosts says this: Because you have not obeyed My Words,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Wherfore, thus saieth the LORDE of hoostes: Because ye haue not herkened vnto my worde,
American Standard Version
Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Because ye have not heard my words,
Bible in Basic English
So this is what the Lord of armies has said: Because you have not given ear to my words,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Because ye have not heard My words,
King James Version (1611)
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hostes; Because yee haue not heard my words:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Wherefore thus saith the Lorde of hoastes: Because ye haue not hearkened vnto my worde,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since ye believed not my words,
English Revised Version
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Therfor the Lord of oostis seith these thingis, For that that ye herden not my wordis, lo!
Update Bible Version
Therefore this is what Yahweh of Hosts says: Because you haven't heard my words,
Webster's Bible Translation
Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
New English Translation
"Therefore, the Lord who rules over all says, ‘You have not listened to what I said.
New King James Version
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: "Because you have not heard My words,
New Living Translation
And now the Lord of Heaven's Armies says: Because you have not listened to me,
New Life Bible
"So the Lord of All says, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,
New Revised Standard
Therefore thus says the Lord of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh of hosts, - Because ye have not heard my words,
Douay-Rheims Bible
Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard my words:
Revised Standard Version
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,
Young's Literal Translation
`Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Because that ye have not obeyed My words,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, 'Because you have not obeyed My words,

Contextual Overview

8The verdict of God -of-the-Angel-Armies on all this: "Because you have refused to listen to what I've said, I'm stepping in. I'm sending for the armies out of the north headed by Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, my servant in this, and I'm setting them on this land and people and even the surrounding countries. I'm devoting the whole works to total destruction—a horror to top all the horrors in history. And I'll banish every sound of joy—singing, laughter, marriage festivities, genial workmen, candlelit suppers. The whole landscape will be one vast wasteland. These countries will be in subjection to the king of Babylon for seventy years. 12"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.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Reciprocal: Isaiah 42:24 - General

Cross-References

Genesis 25:7
Abraham lived 175 years. Then he took his final breath. He died happy at a ripe old age, full of years, and was buried with his family. His sons Isaac and Ishmael buried him in the cave of Machpelah in the field of Ephron son of Zohar the Hittite, next to Mamre. It was the field that Abraham had bought from the Hittites. Abraham was buried next to his wife Sarah. After Abraham's death, God blessed his son Isaac. Isaac lived at Beer Lahai Roi.
Genesis 25:17
Ishmael lived 137 years. When he breathed his last and died he was buried with his family. His children settled down all the way from Havilah near Egypt eastward to Shur in the direction of Assyria. The Ishmaelites didn't get along with any of their kin.
Genesis 25:29
One day Jacob was cooking a stew. Esau came in from the field, starved. Esau said to Jacob, "Give me some of that red stew—I'm starved!" That's how he came to be called Edom (Red).
Genesis 35:18
With her last breath, for she was now dying, she named him Ben-oni (Son-of-My-Pain), but his father named him Ben-jamin (Son-of-Good-Fortune).
Genesis 49:29
Then he instructed them: "I am about to be gathered to my people. Bury me with my fathers in the cave which is in the field of Ephron the Hittite, the cave in the field of Machpelah facing Mamre in the land of Canaan, the field Abraham bought from Ephron the Hittite for a burial plot. Abraham and his wife Sarah were buried there; Isaac and his wife Rebekah were buried there; I also buried Leah there. The field and the cave were bought from the Hittites."
Judges 2:10
Eventually that entire generation died and was buried. Then another generation grew up that didn't know anything of God or the work he had done for Israel.
Judges 8:32
Gideon son of Joash died at a good old age. He was buried in the tomb of his father Joash at Ophrah of the Abiezrites.
Proverbs 20:29
Youth may be admired for vigor, but gray hair gives prestige to old age.
Acts 5:5
Ananias, when he heard those words, fell down dead. That put the fear of God into everyone who heard of it. The younger men went right to work and wrapped him up, then carried him out and buried him.
Acts 12:23
That was the last straw. God had had enough of Herod's arrogance and sent an angel to strike him down. Herod had given God no credit for anything. Down he went. Rotten to the core, a maggoty old man if there ever was one, he died.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts,.... Of armies above and below; and so can do what he pleases in heaven and in earth:

because ye have not heard my words; by the prophets, so as to obey them; they had heard them externally, but did not observe to do them.


 
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