Jeremiah 25:31
in Jeremiah 25The tumult will resound to the ends of the earth because the LORD brings a charge against the nations. He brings judgment on all mankind and puts the wicked to the sword,’” declares the LORD.
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ASV
A noise shall come even to the end of the earth; for Jehovah hath a controversy with the nations; he will enter into judgment with all flesh: as for the wicked, he will give them to the sword, saith Jehovah.
KJV
A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth; for the Lord hath a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh; he will give them that are wicked to the sword, saith the Lord.
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This verse in Jeremiah 25
Commentary
8 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
A noise - The trampling of an army in motion. Compare Amo 2:2. A controversy - i. e., a suit at law. Will plead - Or, will hold judgment. As judge He delivers the wicked to the sword.
This site's exposition
So you are to prophesy all
on Jeremiah 25:30-31
The lion figure returns, “The LORD will roar from on high,” the voice Amos uses of judgment on the nations. Verse 31 speaks in the language of a lawcourt: “the LORD brings a charge against the nations.” The case reaches “all mankind,” and the sword falls on “the wicked.”
This site's exposition
the LORD brings a charge against the nations
Barnes hears the tumult as the tramp of an army on the move, as in Amos 2:2. The charge is a lawsuit, and the LORD is the judge. As judge, He hands the wicked over to the sword.
The record, by era
The Church Fathers1 voice
(Verse 30, 31.) And you shall prophesy to them all these words, and you shall say to them: The Lord will roar from on high (or give a response), and from His holy habitation He will utter His voice. He roars loudly over His glorious place (or responds to His place), His shout resounds like those who trample the earth.
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
His quarrel with them is, in one word, for their wickedness, their contempt of him, and his authority over them and kindness to them. He will give those that are wicked to the sword. They have provoked God to anger, and thence comes all this destruction; it is because of the fierce anger of the Lord (
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A noise shall come up even to the ends of the earth,....
The alarm is not given by sound of trumpet, or beat of drum, but by a whirlwind, a great whirlwind, storm, or tempest, which shall be raised up from the coasts, the remote coasts of the earth,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
controversy--cause at issue (Mic 6:2). plead with all flesh-- (Isa 66:16). God shows the whole world that He does what is altogether just in punishing.
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The words behind it
18 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| בָּ֤א | ba' | it has come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| שָׁאוֹן֙ | shaon | an uproar | H7588 → | 18 times |
| עַד־ | ʾad- | to | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| קְצֵ֣ה | ketzeh | [the] end of | H7097 → | 97 times |
| הָאָ֔רֶץ | haaretz | the earth | H776 → | 2504 times |
| כִּ֣י | ki | for | H3588 → | 4482 times |
| רִ֤יב | riv | a controversy | H7379 → | 61 times |
| לַֽיהוָה֙ | layahweh | [belongs] to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם | bagoyim | on the nations | H1471 → | 561 times |
| נִשְׁפָּ֥ט | nishpat | [is] about to enter into judgment | H8199 → | 202 times |
| ה֖וּא | hu' | he | H1931 → | 1879 times |
| לְכָל־ | lekhol | to all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בָּשָׂ֑ר | basar | flesh | H1320 → | 270 times |
| הָרְשָׁעִ֛ים | hareshaim | the wicked [people] | H7563 → | 263 times |
| נְתָנָ֥ם | netanam | he has delivered up them | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| לַחֶ֖רֶב | lacherev | to the sword | H2719 → | 413 times |
| נְאֻם־ | neum- | [the] utterance of | H5002 → | 376 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ ס | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
בָּ֤אit has come
ba'H935 →2568 times
שָׁאוֹן֙an uproar
shaonH7588 →18 times
עַד־to
ʾad-H5704 →1261 times
קְצֵ֣ה[the] end of
ketzehH7097 →97 times
הָאָ֔רֶץthe earth
haaretzH776 →2504 times
כִּ֣יfor
kiH3588 →4482 times
רִ֤יבa controversy
rivH7379 →61 times
לַֽיהוָה֙[belongs] to Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
בַּגּוֹיִ֔םon the nations
bagoyimH1471 →561 times
נִשְׁפָּ֥ט[is] about to enter into judgment
nishpatH8199 →202 times
ה֖וּאhe
hu'H1931 →1879 times
לְכָל־to all
lekholH3605 →5413 times
בָּשָׂ֑רflesh
basarH1320 →270 times
הָרְשָׁעִ֛יםthe wicked [people]
hareshaimH7563 →263 times
נְתָנָ֥םhe has delivered up them
netanamH5414 →2011 times
לַחֶ֖רֶבto the sword
lacherevH2719 →413 times
נְאֻם־[the] utterance of
neum-H5002 →376 times
יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Joel 3:2I will gather all the nations and bring them down to the Valley of Jehoshaphat. There I will enter into judgment against them concerning My people, My inheritance, Israel, whom they have scattered among…
it leads to
- Zechariah 14:2–4
For I will gather all the nations for battle against Jerusalem, and the city will be captured, the houses looted, and the women ravished. Half of the city will go into exile, but the…
- Isaiah 66:16
For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
- Zephaniah 3:8
Therefore wait for Me,” declares the LORD, “until the day I rise to testify. For My decision is to gather nations, to assemble kingdoms, to pour out upon them My indignation—all My burning anger.…
- Ezekiel 38:22
I will execute judgment upon him with plague and bloodshed. I will pour out torrents of rain, hailstones, fire, and sulfur on him and on his troops and on the many nations with him.
- Zechariah 14:2–4
Through
Micah 6:2Hear, O mountains, the LORD’s indictment, you enduring foundations of the earth. For the LORD has a case against His people, and He will argue it against Israel:
it leads to
- Hosea 4:1
Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
- Hosea 12:2
The LORD also brings a charge against Judah. He will punish Jacob according to his ways and repay him according to his deeds.
- Hosea 4:1
Through
Hosea 4:1Hear the word of the LORD, O children of Israel, for the LORD has a case against the people of the land: “There is no truth, no loving devotion, and no knowledge of God…
it leads to
- Jeremiah 4:22
“For My people are fools; they have not known Me. They are foolish children, without understanding. They are skilled in doing evil, but they know not how to do good.”
- Jeremiah 4:22
Through
Isaiah 66:16For by fire and by His sword, the LORD will execute judgment on all flesh, and many will be slain by the LORD.
it leads to
- Ezekiel 38:21–22
And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.
- Ezekiel 38:21–22
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Carl Friedrich Keil, The Prophecies of Jeremiah; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Commentary on Jeremiah; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
