- Bible
- Jeremiah
- Chapter 25
- Verse 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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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…
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…
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…
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…
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