John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:9
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north , saith the Lord ,.... The Targum is, the kingdoms of the north, the same with those in Jeremiah 1:15 ; even all those kingdoms which were subject to the king of Babylon, and lay north of Judea: and Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon my servant : though a great king, he was a servant of the Lord of hosts; his servant, both as a creature of his make, and as a king that ruled under him; and as he was an instrument in his hand... read more
John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:8
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. read more