Jeremiah 25 · Verse 12

Jeremiah 25:12

And 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.
Jeremiah 25:12, King James Version

Jeremiah 25:12 in other translations

BSBBut when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
WEB“It will happen, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation,” says the LORD, “for their iniquity. I will make the land of the Chaldeans desolate forever.
ASVAnd it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will punish the king of Babylon, and that nation, saith Jehovah, for their iniquity, and the land of the Chaldeans; and I will make it desolate for ever.
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.
DARBYAnd it shall come to pass, when seventy years are accomplished, that I will visit on the king of Babylon and on that nation, saith Jehovah, their iniquity, and on the land of the Chaldeans, and I will make it perpetual desolations.
BBEAnd it will come about, after seventy years are ended, that I will send punishment on the king of Babylon, and on that nation, says the Lord, for their evil-doing, and on the land of the Chaldaeans; and I will make it a waste for ever.
WebsterAnd 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.

What does Jeremiah 25:12 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 12 And that nation - הגוי ההוא haggoi hahu. Dr. Blayney contends that this should be translated his nation, and that ההוא hahu is the substantive pronoun used in the genitive case. It is certainly more clear and definite to read, "I will punish the king of Babylon, and His nation." Will make it perpetual desolations - See the note on Isa 13:19, where the fulfillment of this prophecy is distinctly marked.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 25:8-14

The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and encourage faith and prayer. The ruin of Babylon is foretold: the rod will be thrown into the fire when the correcting work is done. When the set time to favour Zion is come, Babylon shall be punished for their iniquity, as other nations have been punished for their sins…

Read the full comment on Jeremiah 25:8-14 →

Jeremiah 25:12 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וְהָיָ֣הve.ha.Yahand it will beH1961
כִמְלֹ֣אותkhim.Lotwhen are completedH4390
שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImseventyH7657
שָׁנָ֡הsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
אֶפְקֹ֣ד'ef.KodI will visit [judgment]H6485
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מֶֽלֶךְ\־Me.lekh-[the] king ofH4428
בָּבֶל֩ba.VelBabylonH894
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
הַגּ֨וֹיha.Goythe nationH1471
הַה֧וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH1931
נְאֻם\־ne.'um-[the] utterance ofH5002
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
עֲוֹנָ֖ם'a.vo.Naminiquity theirH5771
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
אֶ֣רֶץ'E.retz[the] land ofH776
כַּשְׂדִּ֑יםkas.Dim[the] ChaldeansH3778
וְשַׂמְתִּ֥יve.sam.Tiand I will makeH7760
אֹת֖וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853
לְשִֽׁמְמ֥וֹתle.shi.Motinto desolations ofH8077
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Jeremiah 25:12

  • Isaiah 13:19

    And Babylon, the glory of kingdoms, the beauty of the Chaldees’ excellency, shall be as when God overthrew Sodom and Gomorrah.

  • Daniel 9:2

    In the first year of his reign I Daniel understood by books the number of the years, whereof the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah the prophet, that he would accomplish seventy years in the desolations of Jerusalem.

  • Jeremiah 29:10

    For thus saith the Lord, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

  • Jeremiah 51:62-64

    Then shalt thou say, O Lord, thou hast spoken against this place, to cut it off, that none shall remain in it, neither man nor beast, but that it shall be desolate for ever. And it shall be, when thou hast made an end of reading this book, that thou shalt bind a stone to it, and cast it into the midst of Euphrates: And thou shalt say, Thus shall Babylon sink, and shall not rise from the evil that I will bring upon her: and they shall be weary. Thus far are the words of Jeremiah.

  • Jeremiah 50:1-46

    The word that the Lord spake against Babylon and against the land of the Chaldeans by Jeremiah the prophet. Declare ye among the nations, and publish, and set up a standard; publish, and conceal not: say, Babylon is taken, Bel is confounded, Merodach is broken in pieces; her idols are confounded, her images are broken in pieces. For out of the north there cometh up a nation against her, which shall make her land desolate, and none shall dwell therein: they shall remove, they shall depart, both man and beast. In those days, and in that time, saith the Lord, the children of Israel shall come, they and the children of Judah together, going and weeping: they shall go, and seek the Lord their God. …

  • Isaiah 14:23

    I will also make it a possession for the bittern, and pools of water: and I will sweep it with the besom of destruction, saith the Lord of hosts.

  • Deuteronomy 32:35-42

    To me belongeth vengeance, and recompence; their foot shall slide in due time: for the day of their calamity is at hand, and the things that shall come upon them make haste. For the Lord shall judge his people, and repent himself for his servants, when he seeth that their power is gone, and there is none shut up, or left. And he shall say, Where are their gods, their rock in whom they trusted, Which did eat the fat of their sacrifices, and drank the wine of their drink offerings? let them rise up and help you, and be your protection. …

  • Jeremiah 51:24-26

    And I will render unto Babylon and to all the inhabitants of Chaldea all their evil that they have done in Zion in your sight, saith the Lord. Behold, I am against thee, O destroying mountain, saith the Lord, which destroyest all the earth: and I will stretch out mine hand upon thee, and roll thee down from the rocks, and will make thee a burnt mountain. And they shall not take of thee a stone for a corner, nor a stone for foundations; but thou shalt be desolate for ever, saith the Lord.

  • Revelation 18:1-24

    And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the habitation of devils, and the hold of every foul spirit, and a cage of every unclean and hateful bird. For all nations have drunk of the wine of the wrath of her fornication, and the kings of the earth have committed fornication with her, and the merchants of the earth are waxed rich through the abundance of her delicacies. And I heard another voice from heaven, saying, Come out of her, my people, that ye be not partakers of her sins, and that ye receive not of her plagues. …

  • Ezra 1:1-2

    Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of the Lord by the mouth of Jeremiah might be fulfilled, the Lord stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and put it also in writing, saying, Thus saith Cyrus king of Persia, The Lord God of heaven hath given me all the kingdoms of the earth; and he hath charged me to build him an house at Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

  • Isaiah 15:6

    For the waters of Nimrim shall be desolate: for the hay is withered away, the grass faileth, there is no green thing.

  • Jeremiah 23:2

    Therefore thus saith the Lord God of Israel against the pastors that feed my people; Ye have scattered my flock, and driven them away, and have not visited them: behold, I will visit upon you the evil of your doings, saith the Lord.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
when.
29:10; 2Ki 24:1; Ezr 1:1,2; Da 9:2
that I.
14; 50:1-51:64; De 32:35-42; Isa 13:1-14:32; 21:1-17; 46:1-47:15
Da 5:1-31; Hab 2:1-20; Re 18:1-24
punish. Heb. visit upon. See on ch.
23:2
perpetual.
50:3,13,23,39,40,45; 51:25,26,62-64; Isa 13:19; 14:23; 15:6
Isa 20:1-6; 47:1; Eze 35:9

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 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.

  • Jeremiah 25:12

    And 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.

  • Jeremiah 25:13

    And 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.

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Jeremiah 25:12 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y será que, cuando fueren cumplidos los setenta años, visitaré sobre el rey de Babilonia y sobre aquella gente su maldad, ha dicho Jehová, y sobre la tierra de los Caldeos; y pondréla en desiertos para siempre.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il arrivera, quand les 70 ans seront accomplis, que je visiterai sur le roi de Babylone et sur cette nation-là leur iniquité, dit l’ Éternel, et sur le pays des Chaldéens, et je le réduirai en désolations perpétuelles.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es wird geschehen, wenn siebzig Jahre voll sind, werde ich an dem König von Babel und an jenem Volke, spricht Jehova, ihre Schuld heimsuchen, und an dem Lande der Chaldäer; und ich werde es zu ewigen Wüsteneien machen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cumque impleti fuerint septuaginta anni, visitabo super regem Babylonis et super gentem illam, dicit Dominus, iniquitatem eorum, et super terram Chaldæorum, et ponam illam in solitudines sempiternas.