Jeremiah 25
- 1The 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.
- 2Which Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah, and to all the people of Jerusalem, saying,
- 3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking. But you have not listened.
- 4And the Lord has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them. But you have not listened, or listened closely to hear.
- 5They said, Turn again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your actions, and live in the land that the Lord has given to you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
- 6And do not go after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands. And I will do you no hurt.
- 7Yet you have not listened to me, says the Lord. That you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
- 8Therefore the Lord of Hosts says this. Because you have not heard my words,
- 9I will send and take all the families of the north, says the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its people, and against all these nations all around, and will completely destroy them, and make them a horror, and a hissing, and ruins forever.
- 10Also I will take from them the sound of laughter, and the voice of happiness, the voice of the groom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
- 11And this whole land shall be a ruin, and a horror. And these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
- 12When seventy years are accomplished, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, says the Lord, for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it ruins forever.
- 13And I 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.
- 14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
- 15For the Lord God of Israel to me says this. Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations I send you to, to drink it.
- 16And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them.
- 17Then took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, the ones the Lord had sent me to:
- 18Namely, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings, and its princes, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing, and a curse. As it is this day.
- 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people.
- 20And all the mixed 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,
- 21Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,
- 22And all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
- 23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
- 24And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed people that live in the desert,
- 25And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
- 26And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
- 27Therefore you shall say to them, The Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Drink, and be drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
- 28And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, The Lord of Hosts says this. You shall certainly drink.
- 29For I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should you be completely unpunished? You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword on all the people of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.
- 30Therefore prophesy you against them all these words, and say to them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and raise his voice from his holy home. He shall powerfully roar on his home. He shall give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, against all the people of the earth.
- 31A noise shall come even to the ends of the earth. For the Lord has a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh. He will give those who are wicked to the sword, says the Lord.
- 32The Lord of Hosts says this, evil shall go out from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the regions of the earth.
- 33And the killed of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth: they shall not be mourned, or gathered, or buried. They shall be dung on the ground.
- 34Howl, you shepherds, and cry. And wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of the flock. For the days of your slaughter and of your scattering are accomplished. And you shall fall like a fine pot.
- 35And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, or the principal of the flock to escape.
- 36A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard. For the Lord has plundered their pasture.
- 37And the peaceable homes are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
- 38He has abandoned his covert, as the lion. For their land is ruined because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
What changed from the KJV
GIGAKJV is a modern English revision of the King James Version. The comparison below uses the project's KJV text in the later 1769 tradition and marks, word by word, each verse of Jeremiah 25 where the wording differs: struck-through words are the KJV's, highlighted words are GIGAKJV's.
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;
GIGAKJVThe 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.
KJVThe which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying,
GIGAKJVWhich Jeremiah the prophet spoke to all the people of Judah, and to all the people of Jerusalem, saying,
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.
GIGAKJVFrom the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, even to this day, that is the three and twentieth year, the word of the Lord has come to me, and I have spoken to you, rising early and speaking. But you have not listened.
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.
GIGAKJVAnd the Lord has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them. But you have not listened, or listened closely to hear.
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:
GIGAKJVThey said, Turn again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your actions, and live in the land that the Lord has given to you and to your fathers for ever and ever:
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.
GIGAKJVAnd do not go after other gods to serve them, and to worship them, and do not provoke me to anger with the works of your hands. And I will do you no hurt.
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.
GIGAKJVYet you have not listened to me, says the Lord. That you might provoke me to anger with the works of your hands to your own hurt.
KJVTherefore thus saith the Lord of hosts; Because ye have not heard my words,
GIGAKJVTherefore the Lord of Hosts says this. Because you have not heard my words,
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.
GIGAKJVI will send and take all the families of the north, says the Lord, and Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against its people, and against all these nations all around, and will completely destroy them, and make them a horror, and a hissing, and ruins forever.
KJVMoreover I will take 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.
GIGAKJVAlso I will take from them the sound of laughter, and the voice of happiness, the voice of the groom, and the voice of the bride, the sound of the millstones, and the light of the lamp.
KJVAnd this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
GIGAKJVAnd this whole land shall be a ruin, and a horror. And these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
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.
GIGAKJVWhen seventy years are accomplished, I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, says the Lord, for their wrongdoing, and the land of the Chaldeans, and will make it ruins forever.
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.
GIGAKJVAnd I 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.
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.
GIGAKJVFor many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will repay them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
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.
GIGAKJVFor the Lord God of Israel to me says this. Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations I send you to, to drink it.
KJVThen took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the Lord had sent me:
GIGAKJVThen took I the cup at the Lord's hand, and made all the nations to drink, the ones the Lord had sent me to:
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;
GIGAKJVNamely, Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and its kings, and its princes, to make them a ruin, a horror, a hissing, and a curse. As it is this day.
KJVPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
GIGAKJVPharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people.
KJVAnd 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,
GIGAKJVAnd all the mixed 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,
KJVAnd all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
GIGAKJVAnd all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,
KJVAnd all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
GIGAKJVAnd all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed people that live in the desert,
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.
GIGAKJVAnd all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are on the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
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.
GIGAKJVTherefore you shall say to them, The Lord of Hosts says this, the God of Israel. Drink, and be drunken, and vomit, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
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.
GIGAKJVAnd it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at your hand to drink, then you shall say to them, The Lord of Hosts says this. You shall certainly drink.
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.
GIGAKJVFor I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should you be completely unpunished? You shall not be unpunished. For I will call for a sword on all the people of the earth, says the Lord of Hosts.
KJVTherefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth.
GIGAKJVTherefore prophesy you against them all these words, and say to them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and raise his voice from his holy home. He shall powerfully roar on his home. He shall give a shout, as those who tread the grapes, against all the people of the earth.
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.
GIGAKJVA noise shall come even to the ends of the earth. For the Lord has a controversy with the nations, he will plead with all flesh. He will give those who are wicked to the sword, says the Lord.
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.
GIGAKJVThe Lord of Hosts says this, evil shall go out from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised up from the regions of the earth.
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.
GIGAKJVAnd the killed of the Lord shall be at that day from one end of the earth even to the other end of the earth: they shall not be mourned, or gathered, or buried. They shall be dung on the ground.
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.
GIGAKJVHowl, you shepherds, and cry. And wallow yourselves in the ashes, you principal of the flock. For the days of your slaughter and of your scattering are accomplished. And you shall fall like a fine pot.
KJVAnd the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
GIGAKJVAnd the shepherds shall have no way to flee, or the principal of the flock to escape.
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.
GIGAKJVA voice of the cry of the shepherds, and a howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard. For the Lord has plundered their pasture.
KJVAnd the peaceable habitations are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
GIGAKJVAnd the peaceable homes are cut down because of the fierce anger of the Lord.
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.
GIGAKJVHe has abandoned his covert, as the lion. For their land is ruined because of the fierceness of the oppressor, and because of his fierce anger.
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