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Because ye have not heard my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />“Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: ‘Because you have not heard My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore this is what the LORD of armies says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, &#8216Because you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />“Therefore thus says Yahweh of hosts, ‘Because you have not listened to My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts, ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />“Therefore, this is what the LORD of Armies says: ‘Because you have not obeyed my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />&#8220Therefore, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: &#8216Because you have not obeyed My words, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith Jehovah of hosts: Because ye have not heard my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/jeremiah/25.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />You refused to listen to me, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />"This is what the LORD of Armies says: You did not listen to my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/jeremiah/25.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />"So then, because you would not listen to him, the LORD Almighty says, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />"Therefore, this is what the LORD of the Heavenly Armies says: 'Because you haven't listened to my message, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts says: ‘Because you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />"Therefore, the LORD who rules over all says, 'You have not listened to what I said.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: 'Because you have not heard my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore Yahweh of Armies says: “Because you have not heard my words, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore, thus said YHWH of Hosts: Because that you have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Because that ye have not obeyed My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />For this, thus said Jehovah of armies: Because ye heard not my word,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts: Because you have not heard my words: <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says the Lord of hosts: “Since you have not listened to my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Hence, thus says the LORD of hosts: Since you would not listen to my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not obeyed my words,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore thus says the LORD of hosts: Because you have not listened to my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, thus says LORD JEHOVAH of hosts, because you have not heard my words<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the LORD of hosts: Because ye have not heard My words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore thus saith the Lord; Since ye believed not my words,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7325" 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 Seventy-Year Captivity</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">7</span>‘But to your own harm, you have not listened to Me,’ declares the LORD, ‘so you have provoked Me to anger with the works of your hands.’ <span class="reftext">8</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: lā·ḵên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">Therefore</a> <a href="/hebrew/3541.htm" title="3541: kōh (Adv) -- Thus, here. From the prefix k and huw'; properly, like this, i.e. By implication, thus; also here; or now.">this is what</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/6635.htm" title="6635: ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ (N-cp) -- Or tsbadah; from tsaba'; a mass of persons, especially reg. Organized for war; by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively.">of Hosts</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: ’ā·mar (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">says:</a> <a href="/hebrew/3282.htm" title="3282: ya·‘an (Adv) -- From an unused root meaning to pay attention; properly, heed; by implication, purpose; used adverbially to indicate the reason or cause.">‘Because</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">you have not</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: šə·ma‘·tem (V-Qal-Perf-2mp) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">obeyed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: də·ḇā·rāy (N-mpc:: 1cs) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">My words,</a> </span><span class="reftext">9</span>behold, I will summon all the families of the north, declares the LORD, and I will send for My servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, whom I will bring against this land, against its residents, and against all the surrounding nations. So I will devote them to destruction and make them an object of horror and contempt, an everlasting desolation.…<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="/2_chronicles/36-15.htm">2 Chronicles 36:15-17</a></span><br />Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. / So He brought up against them the king of the Chaldeans, who put their young men to the sword in the sanctuary, sparing neither young men nor young women, neither elderly nor infirm. God gave them all into the hand of Nebuchadnezzar,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/24-2.htm">2 Kings 24:2-4</a></span><br />And the LORD sent Chaldean, Aramean, Moabite, and Ammonite raiders against Jehoiakim in order to destroy Judah, according to the word that the LORD had spoken through His servants the prophets. / Surely this happened to Judah at the LORD’s command, to remove them from His presence because of the sins of Manasseh and all that he had done, / and also for the innocent blood he had shed. For he had filled Jerusalem with innocent blood, and the LORD was unwilling to forgive.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/daniel/9-6.htm">Daniel 9:6</a></span><br />We have not listened to Your servants the prophets, who spoke in Your name to our kings, leaders, fathers, and all the people of the land.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/42-24.htm">Isaiah 42:24-25</a></span><br />Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to the plunderers? Was it not the LORD, against whom we have sinned? They were unwilling to walk in His ways, and they would not obey His law. / So He poured out on them His furious anger and the fierceness of battle. It enveloped them in flames, but they did not understand; it consumed them, but they did not take it to heart.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/5-11.htm">Ezekiel 5:11-12</a></span><br />Therefore as surely as I live, declares the Lord GOD, because you have defiled My sanctuary with all your detestable idols and abominations, I Myself will withdraw My favor; I will not look upon you with pity, nor will I spare you. / A third of your people will die by plague or be consumed by famine within you, a third will fall by the sword outside your walls, and a third I will scatter to every wind and unleash a sword behind them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/3-1.htm">Amos 3:1-2</a></span><br />Hear this word that the LORD has spoken against you, O children of Israel, against the whole family that I brought up out of the land of Egypt: / “Only you have I known from all the families of the earth; therefore I will punish you for all your iniquities.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/7-11.htm">Zechariah 7:11-14</a></span><br />But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. / And just as I had called and they would not listen, so when they called I would not listen, says the LORD of Hosts. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-37.htm">Matthew 23:37-38</a></span><br />O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! / Look, your house is left to you desolate.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/19-41.htm">Luke 19:41-44</a></span><br />As Jesus approached Jerusalem and saw the city, He wept over it / and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes. / For the days will come upon you when your enemies will barricade you and surround you and hem you in on every side. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/3-9.htm">2 Peter 3:9</a></span><br />The Lord is not slow in keeping His promise as some understand slowness, but is patient with you, not wanting anyone to perish but everyone to come to repentance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21-23</a></span><br />Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling. / Behold, I will cast her onto a bed of sickness, and those who commit adultery with her will suffer great tribulation unless they repent of her deeds. / Then I will strike her children dead, and all the churches will know that I am the One who searches minds and hearts, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/6-9.htm">Isaiah 6:9-10</a></span><br />And He replied: “Go and tell this people, ‘Be ever hearing, but never understanding; be ever seeing, but never perceiving.’ / Make the hearts of this people calloused; deafen their ears and close their eyes. Otherwise they might see with their eyes, hear with their ears, understand with their hearts, and turn and be healed.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore thus said the LORD of hosts; Because you have not heard my words,</p><p class="hdg">no reference </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/jeremiah/23-16.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-25.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-21.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/23-36.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Almighty</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Armies</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-3.htm">Ear</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-36.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-27.htm">Hosts</a> <a href="/jeremiah/32-23.htm">Obeyed</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-13.htm">Words</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'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script><br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading"><a href="/study/jeremiah/25.htm">Berean Study Bible</a></div><b>Therefore</b><br />The word "therefore" serves as a critical conjunction, linking the preceding context with the consequence that follows. In Hebrew, this is often represented by "לָכֵן" (lakhen), which indicates a logical conclusion or result. This word underscores the inevitability of God's judgment due to the actions of the people. It is a reminder that divine justice is not arbitrary but is a response to human behavior, emphasizing the cause-and-effect nature of God's dealings with His people.<p><b>this is what the LORD of Hosts says</b><br />The phrase "the LORD of Hosts" (Yahweh Sabaoth) is a powerful title for God, emphasizing His supreme authority and command over the heavenly armies. This title is used to convey God's omnipotence and His ability to execute judgment. Historically, it reassures the faithful of God's control over all cosmic and earthly forces. The phrase "this is what...says" introduces a prophetic declaration, underscoring the seriousness and divine origin of the message. It is a call to attention, demanding that the audience listen and heed the words that follow.<p><b>Because you have not obeyed</b><br />The Hebrew root for "obeyed" is "שָׁמַע" (shama), which means to hear, listen, or obey. In the biblical context, hearing is often synonymous with obedience, implying an active response to God's commands. The failure to obey is not merely a passive oversight but a willful disregard for God's instructions. This phrase highlights the covenantal relationship between God and His people, where obedience is a fundamental expectation. It serves as a sobering reminder of the consequences of disobedience and the importance of aligning one's actions with divine will.<p><b>My words</b><br />The term "words" (דְּבָרַי, devarai) refers to the divine messages delivered through the prophets. In the context of Jeremiah, these words are not just casual statements but are imbued with authority and purpose. They are the expressions of God's will and His covenantal promises and warnings. The emphasis on "My" underscores the personal nature of the relationship between God and His people, as well as the personal nature of their rebellion. It is a call to recognize the sacredness of divine communication and the responsibility to respond appropriately.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-8.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">Therefore,</span><br /><span class="heb">לָכֵ֕ן</span> <span class="translit">(lā·ḵên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this is what</span><br /><span class="heb">כֹּ֥ה</span> <span class="translit">(kōh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3541.htm">Strong's 3541: </a> </span><span class="str2">Like this, thus, here, now</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוָ֣ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Hosts</span><br /><span class="heb">צְבָא֑וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6635.htm">Strong's 6635: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign</span><br /><br /><span class="word">says:</span><br /><span class="heb">אָמַ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·mar)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> </span><span class="str2">To utter, say</span><br /><br /><span class="word">‘Because</span><br /><span class="heb">יַ֕עַן</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘an)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3282.htm">Strong's 3282: </a> </span><span class="str2">Heed, purpose, to indicate the reason, cause</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you have not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">obeyed</span><br /><span class="heb">שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(šə·ma‘·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> </span><span class="str2">To hear intelligently</span><br /><br /><span class="word">My words,</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּבָרָֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḇā·rāy)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> </span><span class="str2">A word, a matter, thing, a cause</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-8.htm">Jeremiah 25:8 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:8 Therefore thus says Yahweh of Armies: Because (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:9" /></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>