Chapter 25

The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, that [was] the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon;

The which Jeremiah the prophet spake¹⁴ unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants⁶ of Jerusalem, saying,²

From the thirteenth ⁶²⁴⁰ year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even unto this day, that [is] the three and twentieth year, the word of the LORD hath come unto me, and I have spoken¹⁷ unto you, rising early⁵³ and speaking;¹⁵ but ye have not hearkened.¹

And the LORD hath sent¹ unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early⁵³ and sending² [them]; but ye have not hearkened,¹ nor inclined⁵² your ear to hear.²

They said,² Turn ye again³ now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell³ in the land that the LORD hath given¹ unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

And go⁴ not after other gods to serve² them, and to worship⁹⁹ them, and provoke me not to anger⁵⁵ with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.⁵⁵

Yet ye have not hearkened¹ unto me, saith⁷ the LORD; that ye might provoke me to anger⁵³ with the works of your hands to your own hurt.

Therefore thus saith¹ the LORD of hosts; Because ye have not heard¹ my words,

Behold, I will send⁶ and take¹ all the families of the north, saith⁷ the LORD, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring⁵² them against this land, and against the inhabitants⁶ thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy⁵² them, and make¹ them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.

Moreover I will take⁵² from them the voice of mirth, and the voice of gladness, the voice of the bridegroom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the candle.

And this whole land shall be a desolation, [and] an astonishment; and these nations shall serve¹ the king of Babylon seventy years.

And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished,² [that] I will punish⁴ the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith⁷ the LORD, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make¹ it perpetual desolations.

And I will bring⁵² upon that land all my words which I have pronounced¹⁴ against it, [even] all that is written⁷ in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied⁸ against all the nations.

For many nations and great kings shall serve¹ themselves of them also: and I will recompense¹⁴ them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.

For thus saith¹ the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take³ the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send⁶ thee, to drink⁵² it.

And they shall drink,¹ and be moved,¹⁰⁵ and be mad,¹⁰⁷ because of the sword that I will send⁶ among them.

Then took⁴ I the cup at the LORD'S hand, and made all the nations to drink,⁵⁵ unto whom the LORD had sent¹ me:

[To wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make² them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as [it is] this day;

Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;

And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which [are] beyond the sea,

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all [that are] in the utmost⁷ corners,

And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell⁶ in the desert,

And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which [are] upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink⁴ after them.

Therefore thou shalt say¹ unto them, Thus saith¹ the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink³ ye, and be drunken,³ and spue,³ and fall,³ and rise⁴ no more, because of the sword which I will send⁶ among you.

And it shall be, if they refuse¹⁷ to take² the cup at thine hand to drink,² then shalt thou say¹ unto them, Thus saith¹ the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly² drink.⁴

For, lo, I begin⁵⁶ to bring evil⁵³ on the city which is called⁸ by my name, and should ye be utterly⁹ unpunished?¹¹ Ye shall not be unpunished:¹¹ for I will call⁶ for a sword upon all the inhabitants⁶ of the earth, saith⁷ the LORD of hosts.

Therefore prophesy¹¹ thou against them all these words, and say¹ unto them, The LORD shall roar⁴ from on high, and utter⁴ his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily² roar⁴ upon his habitation; he shall give⁴ a shout, as they that tread⁶ [the grapes], against all the inhabitants⁶ of the earth.

A noise shall come¹ [even] to the ends of the earth; for the LORD hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead¹² with all flesh; he will give¹ them [that are] wicked to the sword, saith⁷ the LORD.

Thus saith¹ the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth⁶ from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up¹¹ from the coasts of the earth.

And the slain of the LORD shall be at that day from [one] end of the earth even unto the [other] end of the earth: they shall not be lamented,¹¹ neither gathered,¹¹ nor buried;¹¹ they shall be dung upon the ground.

Howl,⁵⁴ ye shepherds,⁶ and cry;³ and wallow¹⁰⁰ yourselves [in the ashes], ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter² and of your dispersions are accomplished;¹ and ye shall fall¹ like a pleasant vessel.

And the shepherds⁶ shall have no way¹ to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.

A voice of the cry of the shepherds,⁶ and an howling of the principal of the flock, [shall be heard]: for the LORD hath spoiled⁶ their pasture.

And the peaceable habitations are cut down⁸ because of the fierce anger of the LORD.

He hath forsaken¹ his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor,⁶ and because of his fierce anger.