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I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall make slaves even of them, and I will recompense them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For many 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />(For many nations and great kings shall be served by them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the works of their own hands.)’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8216(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.)&#8217&#8221<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />‘(For many nations and great kings shall make slaves of them, even them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.)’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />—For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even them; and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands—’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />(For many nations and great kings will make slaves of them, even the Chaldeans [who enslaved other nations]; and I will repay [all of] them according to their deeds and according to the work of their [own] hands.)’”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.’ ”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.&#8217&#8221 <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />I will pay back the Babylonians for every wrong they have done. Great kings from many other nations will conquer the Babylonians and force them to be slaves. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them, even of them: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Many nations and great kings will make slaves of the people of Babylon, and I will pay them back for what they have done."<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />I will pay the Babylonians back for what they have done, and many nations and great kings will make slaves of them.'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Indeed many nations and great kings will make slaves even of them, and I'll repay them according to their deeds, according to what they have done.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />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.??<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings will make slaves of the king of Babylon and his nation too. I will repay them for all they have done!'" <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall make bondservants of them, even of them; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.'"<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall reduce them to subjection also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings will make bondservants of them, even of them. I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.” <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />For laid service on them—also them—have many nations and great kings, and I have given repayment to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> For laid service on them -- also them -- have many nations and great kings, and I have given recompence to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For many nations they also served upon them, and great kings: and I requited to them according to their work and according to the doings of their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For they have served them, whereas they were many nations, and great kings: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For they have served them, though these were populous nations and great kings. And I will repay them according to their works and according to the deeds of their hands.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They also shall serve many nations and great kings, and thus I will repay them according to their own deeds and according to the works of their hands. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall make slaves of them also; and I will repay them according to their deeds and the work of their hands.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall enslave them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds and according to the work of their own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because many nations shall subject them also to them, and great Kings, and I shall pay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />For many nations and great kings shall make bondmen of them also; and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their own hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7407" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">The Destruction of Babylon</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">13</span>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. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/7227.htm" title="7227: rab·bîm (Adj-mp) -- Much, many, great. By contracted from rabab; abundant.">many</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: gō·w·yim (N-mp) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">nations</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gə·ḏō·w·lîm (Adj-mp) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">and great</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ū·mə·lā·ḵîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- King. From malak; a king.">kings</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: ‘ā·ḇə·ḏū- (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">will enslave</a> <a href="/hebrew/ḇām (Prep:: 3mp) -- "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam- (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. "></a> <a href="/hebrew/1992.htm" title="1992: hêm·māh (Pro-3mp) -- They. Or hemmah; masculine plural from halak; they.">them,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7999.htm" title="7999: wə·šil·lam·tî (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-1cs) -- A primitive root; to be safe; figuratively, to be completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate.">and I will repay</a> <a href="/hebrew/lā·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- ">them</a> <a href="/hebrew/6467.htm" title="6467: kə·p̄ā·‘o·lām (Prep-k:: N-msc:: 3mp) -- Doing, deed, work. From pa'al; an act or work.">according to their deeds</a> <a href="/hebrew/4639.htm" title="4639: ū·ḵə·ma·‘ă·śêh (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-msc) -- A deed, work. From asah; an action; generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product or property.">and according to the work</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yə·ḏê·hem (N-fdc:: 3mp) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)">of their hands.’”</a> </span><div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/18-6.htm">Revelation 18:6-7</a></span><br />Give back to her as she has done to others; pay her back double for what she has done; mix her a double portion in her own cup. / As much as she has glorified herself and lived in luxury, give her the same measure of torment and grief. In her heart she says, ‘I sit as queen; I am not a widow and will never see grief.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/13-11.htm">Isaiah 13:11</a></span><br />I will punish the world for its evil and the wicked for their iniquity. I will end the haughtiness of the arrogant and lay low the pride of the ruthless.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/habakkuk/2-8.htm">Habakkuk 2:8</a></span><br />Because you have plundered many nations, the remnant of the people will plunder you—because of your bloodshed against man and your violence against the land, the city, and all their dwellers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-15.htm">Obadiah 1:15</a></span><br />For the Day of the LORD is near for all the nations. As you have done, it will be done to you; your recompense will return upon your own head.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joel/3-4.htm">Joel 3:4-8</a></span><br />Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads. / For you took My silver and gold and carried off My finest treasures to your temples. / You sold the people of Judah and Jerusalem to the Greeks, to send them far from their homeland. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/14-1.htm">Isaiah 14:1-2</a></span><br />For the LORD will have compassion on Jacob; once again He will choose Israel and settle them in their own land. The foreigner will join them and unite with the house of Jacob. / The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/17-16.htm">Revelation 17:16-17</a></span><br />And the ten horns and the beast that you saw will hate the prostitute. They will leave her desolate and naked, and they will eat her flesh and burn her with fire. / For God has put it into their hearts to carry out His purpose by uniting to give their kingdom to the beast, until the words of God are fulfilled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/47-6.htm">Isaiah 47:6-7</a></span><br />I was angry with My people; I profaned My heritage, and I placed them under your control. You showed them no mercy; even on the elderly you laid a most heavy yoke. / You said, ‘I will be queen forever.’ You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-12.htm">Ezekiel 25:12-14</a></span><br />This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Because Edom acted vengefully against the house of Judah, and in so doing incurred grievous guilt, / therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword. / I will take My vengeance on Edom by the hand of My people Israel, and they will deal with Edom according to My anger and wrath. Then they will know My vengeance, declares the Lord GOD.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/1-15.htm">Zechariah 1:15</a></span><br />but I am fiercely angry with the nations that are at ease. For I was a little angry, but they have added to the calamity.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/14-8.htm">Revelation 14:8</a></span><br />Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/33-1.htm">Isaiah 33:1</a></span><br />Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/5-15.htm">Micah 5:15</a></span><br />I will take vengeance in anger and wrath upon the nations that have not obeyed Me.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/16-19.htm">Revelation 16:19</a></span><br />The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/10-12.htm">Isaiah 10:12</a></span><br />So when the Lord has completed all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will say, “I will punish the king of Assyria for the fruit of his arrogant heart and the proud look in his eyes.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">For many 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.</p><p class="hdg">many.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Jeremiah 27:7</a></b></br> And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-9.htm">Jeremiah 50:9,41</a></b></br> For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows <i>shall be</i> as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6,27,28</a></b></br> Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence… </p><p class="hdg">I.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29-34</a></b></br> Call together the archers against Babylon: all ye that bend the bow, camp against it round about; let none thereof escape: recompense her according to her work; according to all that she hath done, do unto her: for she hath been proud against the LORD, against the Holy One of Israel… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Jeremiah 51:6,20-27,35-41</a></b></br> Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this <i>is</i> the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/137-8.htm">Psalm 137:8</a></b></br> O daughter of Babylon, who art to be destroyed; happy <i>shall he be</i>, that rewardeth thee as thou hast served us.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/esther/7-4.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-5.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/isaiah/14-3.htm">Enslaved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-4.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/isaiah/66-6.htm">Recompence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-20.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/10-24.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-18.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-11.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-13.htm">Service</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/10-7.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/psalms/106-42.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Work</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/34-9.htm">Bondmen</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-9.htm">Bondservants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Deeds</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-11.htm">Enslaved</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Great</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-14.htm">Hands</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-18.htm">Kings</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Laid</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Nations</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-6.htm">Recompence</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-18.htm">Recompense</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Reduce</a> <a href="/jeremiah/51-24.htm">Repay</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-19.htm">Servants</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-6.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Service</a> <a href="/jeremiah/34-8.htm">Slaves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm">Subjection</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-16.htm">Themselves</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-29.htm">Work</a> <a href="/jeremiah/44-8.htm">Works</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">foretells the seventy years' captivity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">and after that, the destruction of Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">The howling of the shepherds.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Babylon was a dominant empire, subjugating many nations. The prophecy foretells that Babylon itself will be subjected to the same fate. This aligns with the biblical principle of divine justice, where those who oppress will eventually face oppression themselves. The "many nations and great kings" could refer to the Medes and Persians, who historically conquered Babylon in 539 BC, as well as other subsequent powers.<p><b>and I will repay them according to their deeds</b><br>This reflects the biblical theme of retributive justice, where God repays individuals and nations according to their actions. It echoes the principle found in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7</a>, "Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows." The Babylonians, known for their cruelty and idolatry, are assured of divine recompense for their actions. This also serves as a warning to all nations and individuals about the consequences of their deeds.<p><b>and according to the work of their hands.’”</b><br>The "work of their hands" often refers to idolatry and the creation of idols, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/2-8.htm">Isaiah 2:8</a>. In a broader sense, it encompasses all actions and labors that are contrary to God's will. This phrase underscores the accountability of Babylon for its idolatry, violence, and exploitation. It serves as a reminder of the futility of human efforts apart from God and the ultimate accountability before Him. The judgment on Babylon is a type of the final judgment, where all will be judged according to their works, as seen in <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jeremiah.htm">Jeremiah</a></b><br>A prophet called by God to deliver messages of judgment and hope to the people of Judah and the surrounding nations.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/n/nations_and_great_kings.htm">Nations and Great Kings</a></b><br>Refers to the various foreign powers that would rise and fall, including Babylon, which initially enslaved Judah.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which faced judgment due to its disobedience and idolatry.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/b/babylon.htm">Babylon</a></b><br>The empire that conquered Judah and took its people into exile, serving as an instrument of God's judgment.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_judgment.htm">God's Judgment</a></b><br>The divine retribution that God promises to bring upon the nations for their actions, emphasizing His sovereignty and justice.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_and_justice.htm">God's Sovereignty and Justice</a></b><br>God is in control of the rise and fall of nations, and His justice will ultimately prevail.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_sin.htm">The Consequences of Sin</a></b><br>Nations and individuals are held accountable for their actions, and sin has real consequences.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/h/hope_in_god's_promises.htm">Hope in God's Promises</a></b><br>Even in judgment, there is hope, as God's promises include restoration and redemption for those who turn to Him.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophecy.htm">The Role of Prophecy</a></b><br>Prophecy serves as both a warning and a guide, calling people to repentance and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>God's plans unfold according to His perfect timing, and believers are called to trust in His wisdom and justice.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_judah_resistance_in_daniel_1.htm">Why doesn't Daniel 1 mention any resistance from Judah's religious authorities against the Babylonian cultural assimilation?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/can_hananiah's_short_exile_prophecy_be_trusted.htm">In Jeremiah 28:1-4, how can Hananiah's prophecy of a short Babylonian captivity be trusted given the historical evidence of a much longer exile?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_promise_restoration_if_judgment_remains.htm">Why does Solomon's prayer in 1 Kings 8:33-34 promise national restoration to Israel if they repent, when other biblical passages suggest God's judgment can remain despite repentance?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_did_god_say_zedekiah_won't_die_by_sword.htm">Jeremiah 34:3 - How could God promise Zedekiah would not die by the sword if 2 Kings 25:7 says Nebuchadnezzar blinded him and took him captive?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(14) <span class= "bld">Shall serve themselves of them.</span>--Better, <span class= "ital">shall make them their servants. </span>The English "serve themselves" (a Gallicism in common use in the seventeenth century), which occurs again in <a href="/jeremiah/27-7.htm" title="And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.">Jeremiah 27:7</a>, is now ambiguous, and hardly conveys the force of the original. What is meant is that the law of retribution will in due time be seen in its action upon those who were now masters of the world. The thought is the same as that expressed in the familiar "<span class= "ital">Graecia capta ferum victorem cepit" </span>of Horace (Ep II. i., 156).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">For many nations... shall serve themselves of them else</span>; <span class="accented">i.e.</span> put forced labor upon them also. The same phrase is used of the conduct of the Egyptians to the Israelites (<a href="/exodus/1-14.htm">Exodus 1:14</a>). <span class="accented">Of them also</span>; and "also" suggests that the calamity of the Chaldeans is a retribution (comp. <a href="/isaiah/66-4.htm">Isaiah 66:4</a>), as the next clause, in harmony with <a href="/jeremiah/50-29.htm">Jeremiah 50:29</a>, 51:24, emphatically declares. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(kî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">many</span><br /><span class="heb">רַבִּ֔ים</span> <span class="translit">(rab·bîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7227.htm">Strong's 7227: </a> </span><span class="str2">Much, many, great</span><br /><br /><span class="word">nations</span><br /><span class="heb">גּוֹיִ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(gō·w·yim)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and great</span><br /><span class="heb">גְּדוֹלִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(gə·ḏō·w·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">kings</span><br /><span class="heb">וּמְלָכִ֖ים</span> <span class="translit">(ū·mə·lā·ḵîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> </span><span class="str2">A king</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will enslave them,</span><br /><span class="heb">עָֽבְדוּ־</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·ḇə·ḏū-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> </span><span class="str2">To work, to serve, till, enslave</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and I will repay</span><br /><span class="heb">וְשִׁלַּמְתִּ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(wə·šil·lam·tî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7999.htm">Strong's 7999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be safe, to be, completed, to be friendly, to reciprocate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them according to their deeds</span><br /><span class="heb">כְּפָעֳלָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(kə·p̄ā·‘o·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6467.htm">Strong's 6467: </a> </span><span class="str2">Doing, deed, work</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and according to the work</span><br /><span class="heb">וּכְמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḵə·ma·‘ă·śêh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4639.htm">Strong's 4639: </a> </span><span class="str2">An action, a transaction, activity, a product, property</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their hands.’”</span><br /><span class="heb">יְדֵיהֶֽם׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḏê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - fdc | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3027.htm">Strong's 3027: </a> </span><span class="str2">A hand</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-14.htm">Jeremiah 25:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/25-14.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:14 For many nations and great kings shall (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:15" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>