Jeremiah 25:9

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 25:8-14

Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: ?Because you have not heard my words, I must take another course with you,? Jer. 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the judgments of God's mouth they may expect to feel the judgments of his hands, to hear the rod, since they would not hear the word; for the sinner must either be parted from his sin or perish in it. Wrath comes without remedy against those only that sin without repentance. It is not so much men's turning aside that... read more

John Gill

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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:9

Behold, I will send - At this time Nebuchadrezzar had not invaded the land, according to this Version; but the Hebrew may be translated, "Behold I am sending, and have taken all the families;" that is, all the allies of the king of Babylon. Instead of ואל reel , "and To Nebuchadrezzar," as in the common Hebrew Bible, seven MSS. of Kennicott's and De Rossi's, and one of my own, have ואת veeth , "And Nebuchadrezzar," which is undoubtedly the true reading. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:9

Verse 9 Here follows a denunciation of punishment; the Prophet says that God would no longer deal in words, for their iniquity had ripened, according to what is in Genesis, “My Spirit shall not contend (or strive) any more with man.” (Genesis 6:3.) When God prepares to execute vengeance on the wickedness of men, he says that there is no more time for contending. A sudden execution of judgment is then what is here intended; but he mentions at the same time the punishment. After having... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:7-11

Judgment plainly declared. The agents of the visitation are more precisely defined than hitherto, and the leader of the invasion is actually named. The extent also of the region to be devastated, and the time the captivity is to last, viz. seventy years, are set forth. I. THIS TENDED TO HEIGHTEN THE MORAL CONSCIOUSNESS OF THE PEOPLE . A vague indefinite calamity or series of calamities would have failed to strike deeply enough into the conscience of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:9

The families of the north (comp. Jeremiah 1:15 , note). And Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant. This is the rendering of the Targum, the Syriac, and the Vulgate, and corresponds with the reading of a few extant manuscripts. The received text, however, reads, "and unto Nebuchadnezzar," etc. Neither reading is satisfactory. The latter one is intolerably harsh; the former makes Nebuchadnezzar a mere adjunct of the tribes of the north. In the other passages, moreover, where this... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:9

Nebuchadnezzar … my servant. A strange expression! It is not found in many manuscripts and versions. But it is more likely that dull officious scribes should erase such an "improper" phrase than that any should insert it in the manuscripts and Targum where it is preserved. We cannot suppose that Nebuchadnezzar is called God's servant in consideration of any characteristics of his later career, such as the repentant state following his insanity recorded in the Book of Daniel ( Daniel... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:9

Nebuchadnezzar, the servant of God. I. THE CONTRAST WITH OTHER SERVANTS . Observe the mention, in Jeremiah 25:4 , of those very different servants of God, the prophets (so mentioned elsewhere). God had sent many of them and many times, and hardly any attention had been paid to them. Higher motives had been appealed to in vain. Considerations of duty and prudence were thrown to the winds. And now the mighty king Nebuchadnezzar comes, with a very different sort of force—not... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 25:9

The term families is probably used here to signify the widespread empire of Nebuchadnezzar.My servant - This title, so remarkable in the Old Testament as the especial epithet, first of Moses, and then of the Messiah, is thrice given to Nebuchadnezzar, and marks the greatness of the commission entrusted to him. read more

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