Jeremiah 25 - Compare Translations
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Jeremiah 25:1
KJVThe 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;
WEBThe word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the same was the first year of Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon),
YLTThe word that hath been unto Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim son of Josiah king of Judah, -- it [is] the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, --
Jeremiah 25:2
KJVThe which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
WEBwhich Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem:
YLTWhich Jeremiah the prophet hath spoken concerning all the people of Judah, even unto all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
Jeremiah 25:3
KJVFrom the thirteenth 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 spoken unto you, rising early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
WEBFrom the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even to this day, these twenty-three years, Yahweh’s word has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising up early and speaking; but you have not listened.
YLT`From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah, and unto this day -- this three and twentieth year -- hath the word of Jehovah been unto me, and I speak unto you, rising early and speaking, and ye have not hearkened;
Jeremiah 25:4
KJVAnd the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear.
WEBYahweh has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear),
YLTAnd Jehovah hath sent unto you all His servants, the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear, saying:
Jeremiah 25:5
KJVThey said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
WEBsaying, “Return now everyone from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Yahweh has given to you and to your fathers, from of old and even forever more.
YLT`Turn back, I pray you, each from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell on the ground that Jehovah hath given to you and to your fathers from age unto age,
Jeremiah 25:6
KJVAnd go not after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and provoke me not to anger with the works of your hands; and I will do you no hurt.
WEBDon’t go after other gods to serve them or worship them, and don’t provoke me to anger with the work of your hands; then I will do you no harm.”
YLTAnd ye do not go after other gods to serve them, and to bow yourselves to them, nor do ye provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands, and I do no evil to you;
Jeremiah 25:7
KJVYet ye have not hearkened unto me, saith the Lord; that ye might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
WEB“Yet you have not listened to me,” says Yahweh; “that you may provoke me to anger with the work of your hands to your own hurt.”
YLTAnd ye have not hearkened unto Me -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- so as to provoke Me to anger with the work of your hands for evil to you.
Jeremiah 25:8
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
WEBTherefore Yahweh of Armies says: “Because you have not heard my words,
YLT`Therefore thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Because that ye have not obeyed My words,
Jeremiah 25:9
KJVBehold, I will send and take all the families of the north, saith the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants thereof, and against all these nations round about, and will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and an hissing, and perpetual desolations.
WEBbehold, I will send and take all the families of the north,” says Yahweh, “and I will send to Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations around. I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
YLTLo, I am sending, and have taken all the families of the north -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- even unto Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon, My servant, and have brought them in against this land, and against its inhabitants, and against all these nations round about, and have devoted them, and appointed them for an astonishment, and for a hissing, and for wastes age-during.
Jeremiah 25:10
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Jeremiah 25:11
KJVAnd this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
WEBThis whole land will be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
YLTAnd all this land hath been for a waste, for an astonishment, and these nations have served the king of Babylon seventy years.
Jeremiah 25:12
KJVAnd 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.
WEB“It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says Yahweh, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever.
YLT`And it hath come to pass, at the fulness of seventy years, I charge against the king of Babylon, and against that nation -- an affirmation of Jehovah -- their iniquity, and against the land of the Chaldeans, and have appointed it for desolations age-during.
Jeremiah 25:13
KJVAnd I will bring upon that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah hath prophesied against all the nations.
WEBI will bring on that land all my words which I have pronounced against it, even all that is written in this book, which Jeremiah has prophesied against all the nations.
YLTAnd I have brought in on that land all My words that I have spoken against it, all that is written in this book, that Jeremiah hath prophesied concerning all the nations.
Jeremiah 25:14
KJVFor 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.
WEBFor many nations and great kings will make bondservants of them, even of them. I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the work of their hands.”
YLTFor laid service on them -- also them -- have many nations and great kings, and I have given recompence to them according to their doing, and according to the work of their hands.
Jeremiah 25:15
KJVFor thus saith the Lord God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it.
WEBFor Yahweh, the God of Israel, says to me: “Take this cup of the wine of wrath from my hand, and cause all the nations to whom I send you to drink it.
YLT`For thus said Jehovah God of Israel unto me, Take the wine cup of this fury out of My hand, and thou hast caused all the nations to drink it unto whom I am sending thee;
Jeremiah 25:16
KJVAnd they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
WEBThey will drink, and reel back and forth, and be insane, because of the sword that I will send among them.”
YLTAnd they have drunk, and shaken themselves and shewn themselves foolish, because of the sword that I am sending among them.
Jeremiah 25:17
KJVThen took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:
WEBThen took I the cup at Yahweh’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, to whom Yahweh had sent me:
YLT`And I take the cup out of the hand of Jehovah, and cause all the nations to drink unto whom Jehovah sent me:
Jeremiah 25:18
KJVTo wit, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, an hissing, and a curse; as it is this day;
WEBJerusalem, and the cities of Judah, with its kings and its princes, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is today;
YLTJerusalem, and the cities of Judah, And its kings, its heads, To give them to waste, to astonishment, To hissing, and to reviling, as [at] this day.
Jeremiah 25:19
KJVPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
WEBPharaoh king of Egypt, with his servants, his princes, and all his people;
YLTPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, And his heads, and all his people,
Jeremiah 25:20
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Jeremiah 25:21
KJVEdom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
WEBEdom, Moab, and the children of Ammon;
YLTEdom, and Moab, and the sons of Ammon,
Jeremiah 25:22
KJVAnd all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
WEBand all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
YLTAnd all the kings of Tyre, And all the kings of Zidon, And the kings of the isle that [is] beyond the sea,
Jeremiah 25:23
KJVDedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
WEBDedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off;
YLTDedan, and Tema, and Buz, And all cutting the corners [of the beard],
Jeremiah 25:24
KJVAnd all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
WEBand all the kings of Arabia, all the kings of the mixed people who dwell in the wilderness;
YLTAnd all the kings of Arabia, And all the kings of the mixed people, Who are dwelling in the wilderness,
Jeremiah 25:25
KJVAnd all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
WEBand all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
YLTAnd all the kings of Zimri, And all the kings of Elam, And all the kings of Media,
Jeremiah 25:26
KJVAnd 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 drink after them.
WEBand all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the surface of the earth. The king of Sheshach will drink after them.
YLTAnd all the kings of the north, The near and the far off, one unto another, And all the kingdoms of the earth, That [are] on the face of the ground, And king Sheshach drinketh after them.
Jeremiah 25:27
KJVTherefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
WEB“You shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies, the God of Israel says: “Drink, and be drunk, vomit, fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.”’
YLTAnd thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts God of Israel, Drink ye, yea drink abundantly, And vomit, and fall, and rise not, Because of the sword that I am sending among you.
Jeremiah 25:28
KJVAnd it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the Lord of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
WEBIt shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall tell them, ‘Yahweh of Armies says: “You shall surely drink.
YLTAnd it hath come to pass, When they refuse to receive the cup out of thy hand to drink, That thou hast said unto them: Thus said Jehovah of Hosts, Ye do certainly drink.
Jeremiah 25:29
KJVFor, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the Lord of hosts.
WEBFor, behold, I begin to work evil at the city which is called by my name; and should you be utterly unpunished? You will not be unpunished; for I will call for a sword on all the inhabitants of the earth, says Yahweh of Armies.”’
YLTFor lo, in the city over which My name is called, I am beginning to do evil, And ye -- ye are entirely acquitted! Ye are not acquitted, for a sword I am proclaiming, For all inhabitants of the land, An affirmation of Jehovah of Hosts.
Jeremiah 25:30
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Jeremiah 25:31
KJVA 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.
WEBA noise will come even to the end of the earth;
YLTWasting hath come unto the end of the earth, For a controversy hath Jehovah with nations, He hath executed judgment for all flesh, The wicked! He hath given them to the sword, An affirmation of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 25:32
KJVThus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
WEBYahweh of Armies says,
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, evil is going out from nation to nation, And a great whirlwind is stirred up from the sides of the earth.
Jeremiah 25:33
KJVAnd 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, neither gathered, nor buried; they shall be dung upon the ground.
WEBThe slain of Yahweh will be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth. They won’t be lamented. They won’t be gathered or buried. They will be dung on the surface of the ground.
YLTAnd the pierced of Jehovah have been in that day, From the end of the earth even unto the end of the earth, They are not lamented, nor gathered, nor buried, For dung on the face of the ground they are.
Jeremiah 25:34
KJVHowl, ye shepherds, and cry; and wallow yourselves in the ashes, ye principal of the flock: for the days of your slaughter and of your dispersions are accomplished; and ye shall fall like a pleasant vessel.
WEBWail, you shepherds, and cry.
YLTHowl, ye shepherds, and cry, And roll yourselves, ye honourable of the flock, For full have been your days, For slaughtering, and [for] your scatterings, And ye have fallen as a desirable vessel.
Jeremiah 25:35
KJVAnd the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
WEBThe shepherds will have no way to flee.
YLTAnd perished hath refuge from the shepherds, And escape from the honourable of the flock.
Jeremiah 25:36
KJVA voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the Lord hath spoiled their pasture.
WEBA voice of the cry of the shepherds,
YLTA voice [is] of the cry of the shepherds, And a howling of the honourable of the flock, For Jehovah is spoiling their pasture.
Jeremiah 25:37
KJVAnd the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
WEBThe peaceful folds are brought to silence
YLTAnd the peaceable habitations have been cut down, Because of the fierceness of the anger of Jehovah.
Jeremiah 25:38
KJVHe hath forsaken his covert, as the lion: for their land is desolate because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
WEBHe has left his covert, as the lion;
YLTHe hath forsaken, as a young lion, His covert, Surely their land hath become a desolation, Because of the oppressing fierceness, And because of the fierceness of His anger!
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