1 This message for all the people of Judah came to Jeremiahfrom the Lordduring the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign over Judah.25:1a The fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign and the accession year of Nebuchadnezzar’s reign was 605 b.c.This was the year when King Nebuchadnezzar25:1b Hebrew Nebuchadrezzar, a variant spelling of Nebuchadnezzar; also in 25:9.of Babylonbegan his reign.
2 Jeremiahthe prophet said to all the people in Judah and Jerusalem, 3 "For the past twenty-three years—from the thirteenth year of the reign of Josiahson of Amon,25:3 The thirteenth year of Josiah’s reign was 627 b.c.king of Judah, until now—the Lordhas been giving me his messages. I have faithfully passed them on to you, but you have not listened.
4 "Again and again the Lordhas sent you his servants, the prophets, but you have not listened or even paid attention. 5 Each time the message was this: ‘Turn from the evil road you are traveling and from the evil things you are doing. Only then will I let you live in this land that the Lordgave to you and your ancestors forever. 6 Do not provoke my anger by worshiping idols you made with your own hands. Then I will not harm you.’
7 "But you would not listen to me," says the Lord. "You made me furious by worshiping idols you made with your own hands, bringing on yourselves all the disasters you now suffer. 8 And now the Lordof Heaven’s Armies says: Because you have not listened to me, 9 I will gather together all the armies of the north under King Nebuchadnezzarof Babylon, whom I have appointed as my deputy. I will bring them all against this land and its people and against the surrounding nations. I will completely destroy25:9 The Hebrew term used here refers to the complete consecration of things or people to the Lord, either by destroying them or by giving them as an offering.you and make you an object of horror and contempt and a ruin forever. 10 I will take away your happy singing and laughter. The joyful voices of bridegrooms and brides will no longer be heard. Your millstones will fall silent, and the lights in your homes will go out. 11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylonfor seventy years.
12 "Then, after the seventy years of captivity are over, I will punish the king of Babylonand his people for their sins," says the Lord. "I will make the country of the Babylonians25:12 Or Chaldeans.a wasteland forever. 13 I will bring upon them all the terrors I have promised in this book—all the penalties announced by Jeremiahagainst the nations. 14 Many nations and great kings will enslave the Babylonians, just as they enslaved my people. I will punish them in proportion to the suffering they cause my people."
The Cup of the Lord’s Anger
15 This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. 16 When they drink from it, they will stagger, crazed by the warfare I will send against them."
17 So I took the cup of anger from the Lordand made all the nations drink from it—every nation to which the Lordsent me. 18 I went to Jerusalemand the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing. 19 I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people, 20 along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uzand the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod. 21 Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, 22 and the kings of Tyreand Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea. 23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.25:23 Or who clip the corners of their hair.24 I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert, 25 and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media. 26 And I gave it to the kings of the northern countries, far and near, one after the other—all the kingdoms of the world. And finally, the king of Babylon25:26 Hebrew of Sheshach, a code name for Babylon.himself drank from the cup of the Lord’s anger.
27 Then the Lordsaid to me, "Now tell them, ‘This is what the Lordof Heaven’s Armies, the God of Israel, says: Drink from this cup of my anger. Get drunk and vomit; fall to rise no more, for I am sending terrible wars against you.’ 28 And if they refuse to accept the cup, tell them, ‘The Lordof Heaven’s Armies says: You have no choice but to drink from it. 29 I have begun to punish Jerusalem, the city that bears my name. Now should I let you go unpunished? No, you will not escape disaster. I will call for war against all the nations of the earth. I, the Lordof Heaven’s Armies, have spoken!’
30 "Now prophesy all these things, and say to them,
"‘The Lordwill roar against his own land
from his holy dwelling in heaven.
He will shout like those who tread grapes;
he will shout against everyone on earth.
31 His cry of judgment will reach the ends of the earth,
for the Lordwill bring his case against all the nations.
He will judge all the people of the earth,
slaughtering the wicked with the sword.
I, the Lord, have spoken!’"
32 This is what the Lordof Heaven’s Armies says:
"Look! Disaster will fall upon nation after nation!
A great whirlwind of fury is rising
from the most distant corners of the earth!"
33 In that day those the Lordhas slaughtered will fill the earth from one end to the other. No one will mourn for them or gather up their bodies to bury them. They will be scattered on the ground like manure.
34 Weep and moan, you evil shepherds!
Roll in the dust, you leaders of the flock!
The time of your slaughter has arrived;
you will fall and shatter like a fragile vase.
35 You will find no place to hide;
there will be no way to escape.
36 Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds.
The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair,
for the Lordis ruining their pastures.
37 Peaceful meadows will be turned into a wasteland
by the Lord’s fierce anger.
38 He has left his den like a strong lion seeking its prey,
and their land will be made desolate
by the sword25:38 As in some Hebrew manuscripts and Greek version; Masoretic Text reads by the anger.of the enemy
and the Lord’s fierce anger.
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Jeremiah
יִרְמְיָהוּyirəmyahuΙερεμιουIeremiou
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jehoiakim, son of Josiah, was put on the throne of Judah by Pharaoh Neco, who renamed him. Jehoiakim burned the scroll of Jeremiah’s prophecies and served the king of Babylon (2 Kings 23:34).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Josiah became king of Judah at eight years old; when the book of the law was found in the temple, he renewed the covenant, destroyed the altars of the idols, and kept the Passover (2 Kings 22:1).
Jeremiah, a priest from Anathoth, prophesied to Judah in the final days of the kingdom, announced the destruction of Jerusalem by Babylon, and was persecuted and imprisoned for this (Jeremiah 1:1).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).
Egypt is the land where Abram went down because of famine and where Jacob and his sons went. Because Pharaoh refused to let Israel go, the Lord killed all the firstborn there (Exodus 13:15).
Gaza was a city of the Philistines, where the people surrounded Samson and lay in wait for him all night at the city gate to kill him at dawn (Judges 16:2).
Ekron was one of the five cities of the Philistine rulers, along with Gaza, Ashdod, Ashkelon, and Gath; its god was Baal-zebub, whom the king of Samaria sent to consult (2 Kings 1:3).
Ashdod was one of the cities of the five Philistine rulers; there Dagon was found fallen before the ark of the Lord, and the Lord’s hand was heavy on the people, afflicting them with tumors (1 Samuel 5:6).
Edom is the land of Seir, where Jacob’s brother Esau lived. The king of Edom refused Israel passage through his land, and Edom rebelled against Judah (2 Kings 8:22).
Moab is a land ruled by kings, such as Eglon and Balak, where David asked the king to shelter his parents; fire and punishment are proclaimed against it (Amos 2:2).
Ammon is the land of the Ammonites, descendants of Ben-Ammi, with Rabbah as its capital. The Ammonites fought against Israel in the days of Jephthah, and Joab laid waste their land while David remained in Jerusalem (1 Chronicles 20:1).
Tyre is a fortified city, surrounded by the sea, whose king Hiram supplied cedar and gold to Solomon. Fire on its walls was proclaimed, and Jesus went to the region of Tyre and Sidon (1 Kings 9:11).
Sidon is the city from which the borders of Canaan reached; Jesus said Tyre and Sidon would have repented if the miracles performed in Chorazin and Bethsaida had occurred in them (Matthew 11:21).
Elam is a land whose king, Chedorlaomer, was among four kings at war against five; the Lord declared he would break the bow of Elam and restore the fortunes of Elam in days to come (Jeremiah 49:39).
Media is the land whose kings the Lord stirred up against Babylon to destroy it; together with Persia, it had an irrevocable law and a book of chronicles of the kings (Jeremiah 51:11).
Jerusalem is the city of the house of God, where children of Judah and Benjamin lived; the Babylonian army broke down the walls of the city (2 Kings 25:10).