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Jeremiah 25:11

Jeremiah 25:11
And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

And this whole land shall be a desolation,.... Not only the city of Jerusalem, but all Judea, without inhabitants, or very few, and shall be uncultivated, and become barren and unfruitful:

and an…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Seventy years - The duration of the Babylonian empire was really a little short of this period. But the 70 years are usually calculated down to the time when the Jews were permitted to return to their…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Jeremiah 25:8-14

Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: "Because you have not heard my words, I must take another course with you," Jer 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the judgments of God's…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon LXX have, "and they shall be servants among the heathen," thus omitting "these," and "the king of Babylon," and probably indicating the original form…