Jeremiah 25:11
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And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
In other translations
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
Hebrew words
וְהָיְתָהvehayetahand it will becomeH1961כָּל־kol-allH3605הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe landH776הַזֹּאתhazot<the> thisH2063לְחָרְבָּהlecharebah<into> a desolationH2723לְשַׁמָּהleshamah<into> a wasteH8047וְעָבְדוּve'aveduand they will serveH5647הַגּוֹיִםhagoyimthe nationsH1471הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מֶלֶךְmelekh[the] king ofH4428בָּבֶלbavelBabylonH894שִׁבְעִיםshiv'imseventyH7657שָׁנָה׃shanahyear[s]H8141
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Related verses
- Daniel 9:2In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, understood from the sacred books, according to the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.
- Zechariah 1:12Then the angel of the Lord answered and said, O Lord of hosts, how long wilt thou not have mercy on Jerusalem and on the cities of Judah, against which thou hast had indignation these threescore and ten years?Then the angel of the LORD said, “How long, O LORD of Hosts, will You withhold mercy from Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, with which You have been angry these seventy years?”
- Jeremiah 25:12And it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith the Lord, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it perpetual desolations.But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
- 2 Chronicles 36:21-2221 To fulfil the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed her sabbaths: for as long as she lay desolate she kept sabbath, to fulfil threescore and ten years. 22 Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord spoken by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying,21 So the land enjoyed its Sabbath rest all the days of the desolation, until seventy years were completed, in fulfillment of the word of the LORD through Jeremiah. 22 In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:
- Zechariah 7:5Speak unto all the people of the land, and to the priests, saying, When ye fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh month, even those seventy years, did ye at all fast unto me, even to me?“Ask all the people of the land and the priests, ‘When you fasted and mourned in the fifth and seventh months for these seventy years, was it really for Me that you fasted?
- Isaiah 23:15-1715 And it shall come to pass in that day, that Tyre shall be forgotten seventy years, according to the days of one king: after the end of seventy years shall Tyre sing as an harlot. 16 Take an harp, go about the city, thou harlot that hast been forgotten; make sweet melody, sing many songs, that thou mayest be remembered. 17 And it shall come to pass after the end of seventy years, that the Lord will visit Tyre, and she shall turn to her hire, and shall commit fornication with all the kingdoms of the world upon the face of the earth.15 At that time Tyre will be forgotten for seventy years—the span of a king’s life. But at the end of seventy years, it will happen to Tyre as in the song of the harlot: 16 “Take up your harp, stroll through the city, O forgotten harlot. Make sweet melody, sing many a song, so you will be remembered.” 17 And at the end of seventy years, the LORD will restore Tyre. Then she will return to hire as a prostitute and sell herself to all the kingdoms on the face of the earth.
- Jeremiah 12:11-1211 They have made it desolate, and being desolate it mourneth unto me; the whole land is made desolate, because no man layeth it to heart. 12 The spoilers are come upon all high places through the wilderness: for the sword of the Lord shall devour from the one end of the land even to the other end of the land: no flesh shall have peace.11 They have made it a desolation; desolate before Me, it mourns. All the land is laid waste, but no man takes it to heart. 12 Over all the barren heights in the wilderness the destroyers have come, for the sword of the LORD devours from one end of the earth to the other. No flesh has peace.
- Jeremiah 4:27For thus hath the Lord said, The whole land shall be desolate; yet will I not make a full end.For this is what the LORD says: “The whole land will be desolate, but I will not finish its destruction.
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