Jeremiah 25:14 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

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

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

Shall serve themselves of them also - i. e., shall impose forced labor upon the Chaldaeans, and reduce them also to servitude.
Jeremiah 25:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

For many nations and great kings shall be (l) served by them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. (l) That is of the Babylonians...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 25. The Supremacy of Babylon over Judah and the Nations. Jeremiah 25:1-11 . In the year 604 (after the Babylonian victory over Egypt at Carchemish, 605 B.C., cf. Jeremiah 46:2 ), Jere...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

of them: i.e. of the Chaldeans.
Jeremiah 25:14 - Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. Many nations and great kings...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

For many nations— For of them, even of these, shall many nations and great kings exact service; and I will render to them, &c. Houbigant renders it, For powerful people, and mighty kings, sh...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. Many nations and grea...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah's Fourteenth Prophecy (Reign of Jehoiakim). The Wine Cup of God's Fury We have here the first closely dated prophecy, taking us back from Zedekih's reign to the fourth year of Jehoiakim,...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Shall serve themselves of them. — Better, shall make them their servants. The English “serve themselves” (a Gallicism in common use in the seventeenth century), which occurs again in Jeremiah 27...
Jeremiah 25:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Still speaking to Zedekiah, Jeremiah reminded him of the word which came in the fourth year of Jehoiakim. It was a message announcing the judgment of God against Judah, Babylon, the nations, the worl...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Here is a gracious promise, (and which was most faithfully fulfilled in the season) given with a view to support the minds of the faithful, during their long captivity. I pray the Reader to mark it d...
Jeremiah 25:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

DIVINE RECOMPENSE ‘According to their deeds.’ Jeremiah 25:14 I. The repetition of God’s entreaties through Jeremiah, to arrest the downward progress of his people, is very touching. —For th...
Jeremiah 25:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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: t...
Jeremiah 25:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. Ver. 14. For many nations....
Jeremiah 25:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Desolation Predicted. B. C. 607. 8 Therefore thus saith the L ORD of hosts; Because y...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

God threateneth the destruction of that monarchy by the Persians, according to the prophecy of this prophet, and declareth that their destruction was of themselves, God did but recompense unto them t...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Subsection 8). Jeremiah Summarises His Ministry Before The People And After Declaring What Is To Come On Judah Proclaims The Judgment Of YHWH That Is Coming On All Nations ( Jeremiah 25:1-38 ). Th...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES.— 1. Chronology of the Chapter: “ Fourth year of Jehoiakim ” ( Jeremiah 25:1 ). It is stated the third year in Daniel 1:1 ; but Hales (“Sacred Chron.”) shows that Je...
Jeremiah 25:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 25:1 . In the fourth year of Jehoiakim the first year of Nebuchadrezzar. Daniel says the third year, Daniel 1:1 . The campaign could not be less than a year; the variation arises from th...
Jeremiah 25:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

EXPOSITION This chapter may be illustrated by a comparison of it with Jeremiah 46:1-24 . There Jeremiah exults ever the destruction of a nation (Egypt) which was one of the chief enemies of God...
Jeremiah 25:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Judgment on the Kingdoms
Jeremiah 25:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Daniel 5:28 ; Habakkuk 2:8-16 ; Isaiah 14:2 ; Isaiah 45:1-3 ; Isaiah 66:6 ; Jeremiah 27:7 ; Jeremiah 50:29-34 ; Jeremiah 50:41 ; Jeremiah 50:9 ; Jeremiah 51:20-27 ; Jeremiah 51:27 ; Jerem...

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

Jeremiah 25:14 - Arno Geneva Study Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

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

Jeremiah 25:14 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - James Nisbet's Church Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - John Trapp Complete Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 25:14 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Jeremiah 25:14 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

Jeremiah 25:14 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Jeremiah 25:14 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge