Jeremiah 25:10 NIV

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 25:10

Moreover, I will take from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness ,.... At their festivals, and nuptial solemnities: the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride ; expressing their mutual love unto, and delight in, each other; so agreeable to one another and their friends: or it may mean those epithalamies, or nuptial songs, sung unto them by their friends: the sound of the millstones ; either the voice of those that sing at the mill while grinding; or rather... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

I will take from them - See Jeremiah 7:34 , and Jeremiah 16:9 . The sound of the mill-stones, and the light of the candle - These two are conjoined, because they generally ground the corn before day, by the light of the candle. Sir J. Chardin has remarked, that every where in the morning may be heard the noise of the mills; for they generally grind every day just as much as is necessary for the day's consumption. Where then the noise of the grill is not heard, nor the light of the... read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

Verse 10 He confirms here what I have just said, — that the Jews were not to be chastised in a common manner, but be exposed to extreme distress. For though all things may not be with us prosperous and according to our wishes, yet marriages may still be celebrated, and some hilarity may remain; we may yet eat and drink and enjoy the necessaries of life, though we may have no pleasures; but the Prophet shews here that such would be the devastation of the land, that there would be no thoughts... 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 25:10

The sound of the millstones . Modem travel enables us (so conservative is the East) to realize the full force of this image. The hand-mill is composed of two stones. As a rule, "two women" (comp. Matthew 24:41 ) sit at it facing each other; both have hold of the handle by which the upper is turned round on the 'nether' millstone. The one whose right hand is disengaged throws in the grain as occasion requires, through the hole in the upper stone" (Dr. Thomson). "The labor," remarks Dr.... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

Take from them ... the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle - (or, lamp). To denote the entire cessation of domestic life. The one was the sign of the preparation of the daily meal, the other of the assembling of the family after the labors of the day were over. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 25:10

Jeremiah 25:10. Moreover, I will take from them the voice of mirth, &c. See the note on Jeremiah 7:34; Jeremiah 16:9. The sound of the millstones and the light of the candle There shall be no longer any marks of trade carried on, even respecting the common necessaries of life, such as the grinding of corn; and there will be no use of candles, where the inhabitants are dispersed and destroyed; nor will there be occasion for such illuminations as are usual on festival solemnities, in... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-14

Seventy years captivity (25:1-14)Babylon conquered Egypt in 605 BC (the fourth year of Jehoiakim’s reign according to Judean reckoning, the third year of his reign according to Babylonian reckoning; cf. Daniel 1:1-6). Judah therefore came for the first time under the direct control of Babylon. Jeremiah now clearly sees his prophecies being fulfilled before his eyes. He reminds the people that for over twenty years he has been bringing God’s message to them but they have not listened (25:1-3).... read more

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:10

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-38

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:7-11

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:10

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 25:10

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 25:10

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-14

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