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Jeremiah 25

8 He prophecieth that thei ſhalbe in captiuitie ſeuentie yeres, 12 And that after the ſeuentie yeres the Babylonians ſhulde be deſtroyed. 14 The deſtruction of all nations is prophecied.
1.THe worde that came to Ieremiáh, concerning all the people of Iudáh in the fourth yere of Iehoiakim the ſonne of Ioſiáh King of Iudáh that was the firſt yere of Nebuchad-nezzár King of Babél:
2.The which Ieremiáh the Prophet ſpake vnto all the people of Iudáh, & to all the inhabitants of Ieruſalém, ſaying,
3.From the thirtéth yere of Ioſiáh the ſonne of Ammón King of Iudáh, euen vnto this daye (that is the thre and twentieth yere) the worde of the Lord hathe come vnto me, & I haue ſpoken vnto you riſing early and ſpeaking, but ye wolde not heare.
4.And the Lord hathe ſent vnto you all his ſeruants the Prophetes, riſing early and ſending them, but ye wolde not heare, nor encline your eares to obeie.
5.Thei ſaid, Turne againe now euerie one from his euil waie, and from the wickednes of your inuencions, & ye ſhal dwell in the land that the Lord hathe giuen vnto you, and to your fathers for euer and euer.
6.And go not after other gods to ſerue thẽ & to worſhip them, and prouoke me not to angre with the workes of your hands, & I wil not puniſh you.
7.Neuertheles ye wolde not heare me, ſaith the Lord, but haue prouoked me to angre with the workes of your hands to your owne hurt.
8.Therefore thus ſaith the Lord of hoſtes, Becauſe ye haue not heard my wordes,
9.Beholde, I wil ſend and take to me all the families families of the North, ſaith the Lord, & Nebuchad-nezzár the King of Babél my ſeruant, and wil bring them againſt this land, and againſt the inhabitants thereof, & againſt all theſe nations rounde about, and wil deſtroye them, and make them an aſtoniſhment and an hiſſing, and a continual deſolation.
10.Moreouer I wil take from them the voice of mirth and the voice of gladnes, the voice of the bridegrome and the voice of the bride, the noiſe of the milleſtones, and the light of the candle.
11.And this whole land ſhal be deſolate, and an aſtoniſhment, & theſe nacions ſhal ſerue the King of Babél ſeuenty yeres.
12.And when the ſeuentie yeres are accompliſhed, I wil viſite the King of Babél and that nacion, ſaith the Lord, for their iniquities, euen the land of the Caldeans, and wil make it a perpetual deſolation,
13.And I wil bring vpon that land all my wordes which I haue pronounced againſt it, euen all yt is writen in this boke, which Ieremiáh hathe prophecied againſt all nations.
14.For many nacions, and great Kings ſhal euen ſerue them ſelues of them: thus wil I recōpēce them according to their dedes, and according to the workes of their owne hands.
15.For thus hathe the Lord God of Iſraél ſpoken vnto me, Take the cup of wine of this mine indignacion at mine hand, and cauſe all the nacions, to whome I ſend thee, to drinke it.
16.And they ſhal drinke, and be moued & be madde, becauſe of the ſworde, that I wil ſend among them.
17.Then toke I the cuppe at ye Lords hand, and made all people to drinke, vnto whome the Lord had ſent me:
18.Euen Ieruſalém, and the cities of Iudáh, and the Kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them deſolate, an aſtoniſhment, an hiſsing, and a curſſe, as appeareth this day:
19.Pharaóh alſo, King of Egypt, and his ſeruantes, and his princes, and all his people:
20.And all ſortes of people, and all the Kings of the land of Vz: and all the Kings of the land of the Philiſtims, & Aſhkelón, and Azzáh, & Ekrón, and ye remnant of Aſhdód:
21.Edóm, and Moáb, and the Ammonites,
22.And all the Kings of Tyrus, and all the Kings of Zidón, & the Kings of ye Yles, that are beyonde the ſea,
23.And Dedán, and Temá, & Buz, and all that dwell in the vttermoſt corners,
24.And all the Kings of Arabia, and all the Kings of Arabia, that dwell in the deſert,
25.And all the Kings of Zimrí, and all the Kings of Elám, and all the Kings of the Medes.
26.And all ye Kings of the North farre, and nere one to another, and all the kingdomes of the worlde, which are vpon the earth, & the King of Sheſhách ſhal drinke after them.
27.Therefore ſay thou vnto them, Thus ſaith the Lord of hoſtes, the God of Iſraél, Drinke and be drunken, and ſpewe and fall, and riſe no more, becauſe of the ſworde, which I wil ſend among you.
28.¶ But if they refuſe to take ye cup at thine hand to drinke, then tel them, Thus ſaith ye Lord of hoſtes, ye ſhal certeinly drinke.
29.For lo, I beginne to plague the citie, where my Name is called vpon, & ſhulde you go fre? Ye ſhal not go quite: for I wil call for a ſworde vpon all the inhabitants of the earth, ſaith the Lord of hoſtes.
30.Therefore prophecie thou againſt them all theſe wordes, and ſaie vnto them, The Lord ſhal roare from aboue, and thruſt out his voice from his holie habitacion: he ſhal roare vpon his habitacion, & crye aloude, as thei that preſſe the grapes againſt all ye inhabitants of the earth,
31.The ſounde ſhal come to the ends of the earth: for the Lord hathe a controuerſie wt the natiōs, and wil entre into iudgement with all fleſh, & he wil giue them that are wicked, to the ſworde, ſaith the Lord.
32.¶ Thus ſaith the Lord of hoſtes, Beholde, a plague ſhal go forthe from nation to nation, and a great whirlewinde ſhalbe raiſed vp from the coaſtes of the earth,
33.And the ſlaine of the Lord ſhalbe at yt daie, from one end of the earth, euen vnto the other end of the earth: they ſhal not be mourned, nether gathered nor buryed, but ſhalbe as the dōgue vpon the grounde.
34.Howle, ye ſhepherds, and crye, and wallowe your ſelues in the aſhes, ye principal of the flocke: for your daies of ſlaughter are accompliſhed, and of your diſperſion, and ye ſhal fall like precious veſſels.
35.And the flight ſhal faile from the ſhepherds, and the eſcaping from the principal of the flocke.
36.A voice of the crye of the ſhepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flocke ſhalbe heard: for the Lord hathe deſtroyed their paſture.
37.And the beſt paſtures are deſtroyed becauſe of the wrath and indignation of the Lord.
38.He hathe forſaken his couert, as the lion: for their land is waſte, becauſe of ye wrath of the oppreſſor, and becauſe of the wrath of his indignation.

Notes

1:a.
That is, in ye third yere accompliſhed, & in the beginning of the fourth: for thogh Nebuchad-nezzár began to reigne in the end of the thirde yere of Iehoiakim reigne, yet that yere is not here counted, becauſe it was almoſt expired, Dan 1,1.
3:d.
That is, I haue ſpared no diligence or labour, Chap 7.13
3:c.
Which was the fiſt yere & the ninth moneth of Iehoiakims reigne
5:e.
He ſheweth that the Prophetes wholly with one conſent did labour to pul ye people from thoſe vices, wc then reigned: to wit, frõ idolatrie, and the vaine confidence of men, for vnder theſetwo all otherwere conteined 2 King 17, 13 cha 18 11 & 35,15, Ionah.3,8
9:f.
The Caldeans, & all their power
9:g.
So the wicked and Satan him ſelfe are Gods ſeruants, becauſe he maketh them to ſerue him by conſtraint and turneth that which they do of malice, to his honour & glorie
9:h.
As the Philiſtims, Ammonites, Egypciās and others.
10:*.
Chap 16.9.
10:".
Or, deſtroy.
10:i.
Meaning, ye bread and all things that ſhulde ſerue vnto their feaſtes, ſhulde be taken away.
12:k.
This reuelacion was for the confirmacion of his prophecie, becauſe he tolde thē of ye times, that they ſhulde entre & remaine in captiuitie, 2 Chro 36, 22, ezra 1, 1, chap 29,10 dan 9,2.
12:l.
For ſeing the iudgement began at his owne houſe, the enemies muſt nedes be puniſhed moſt grieuouſly, Ezek 9,6 1 pet 4,17.
14:m.
That is, of the Babylonians, as Chap 27.7.
15:n.
Signifying the extreme afflictions that God had appointed for euerie one, as Pſal 75.8 iſa. 51, 17 and this cup, which the wicked drinke is more bitter thē that which he giueth to his children, for he meaſureth ye one by mercie, and the other by iuſtice.
18:o.
For now it beginneth and ſhal ſo continue til it be accompliſhed.
20:p.
Read Iob 1, 1.
20:q.
Which were cities of the Philiſtims.
21:r.
Edóm is here taken for the whole countrey and Vz for a part thereof.
22:s.
As Grecia, Italie, and the reſt of thoſe countreis.
23:t.
Theſe were people of Arabia, which came of Dedan the ſonne of Abrahám and Keturáh.
24:u.
For there were two countreis ſo named the one called plentiuul, and the other barren, or deſert.
26:v.
That is, of Babylon, as Chap 51,41.
29:*.
That is, Ieruſalém, read verſ 12.
30:*.
Ioel 3,16 amo 1,2.
32:*.
Chap 30,23.
33:y.
Thei which are ſlaine at ye Lords appointement.
34:z.
Ye that are chief rulers, & gouernours.
34:a.
Which are moſte eaſily broken.
35:b.
It ſhal not helpe them to ſeke to flee.
37:".
Ebr. peaceable.