Jeremiah 25:14

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 25:14

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also ,.... Take their cities, seize upon the kingdoms, spoil them of their wealth and riches, and bring them into servitude to them: these "many nations", which should and did do all this, were the Medes and Persians, and those that were subject to them, or were their allies and auxiliaries in this expedition; and the "great kings" were Cyrus and Darius, and those that were confederate with them: and I will recompense them... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:14

Many nations and great kings - The Medes and the Persians, under Cyrus; and several princes, his vassals or allies. read more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:14

Verse 14 The beginning of the verse is obscure. When the verb עבד, obed, is followed by ב, beth, they think that it is to be taken actively, and rendered, to force or drive to bondage. It means properly, to serve; but they think that found as here it is a transitive verb. Some render it, “they employed them;” but this is frigid and ambiguous; for friends may be said to employ one another, when the work is mutual; hence the meaning is not sufficiently expressed. But the meaning may be given by a... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:12-29

The judgment upon Judah and the nations. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:14

For many nations … shall serve themselves of them else ; i.e. put forced labor upon them also. The same phrase is used of the conduct of the Egyptians to the Israelites ( Exodus 1:14 ). Of them also ; and "also" suggests that the calamity of the Chaldeans is a retribution (comp. Isaiah 66:4 ), as the next clause, in harmony with Jeremiah 50:29 , Jeremiah 51:24 , emphatically declares. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 25:14

Shall serve themselves of them also - i. e., shall impose forced labor upon the Chaldaeans, and reduce them also to servitude. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 25:12-14

Jeremiah 25:12-14. When seventy years are accomplished, I will punish the king of Babylon “God often punishes the persons whom he makes instruments of his vengeance upon others for those very things which they did by his appointment, because their intention was merely to carry on their own ambitious and cruel purposes, and not at all to fulfil God’s will, or advance his glory. So that the evil they did was altogether their own, and the good that was brought out of it was to be ascribed... 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

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