Jeremiah 25 · Verse 32

Jeremiah 25:32

Thus 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.
Jeremiah 25:32, King James Version

Jeremiah 25:32 in other translations

BSBThis is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.”
WEBThe LORD of Armies says, “Behold, evil will go out from nation to nation, and a great storm will be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.”
ASVThus saith Jehovah of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great tempest shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
YLTThus said Jehovah of Hosts: Lo, evil is going out from nation to nation, And a great whirlwind is stirred up from the sides of the earth.
DARBYThus saith Jehovah of hosts: Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great storm shall be raised up from the uttermost parts of the earth.
BBEThis is what the Lord of armies has said: See, evil is going out from nation to nation, and a great storm will come up from the inmost parts of the earth.
WebsterThus saith the LORD of hosts, Behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation, and a great whirlwind shall be raised from the borders of the earth.

What does Jeremiah 25:32 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
32. from the coasts--rather, "from the uttermost regions." Like a storm which arises in one region and then diffuses itself far and wide, so God's judgments shall pass "from nation to nation," till all has been fulfilled; no distance shall prevent the fulfilment. not be lamented--(Jr 16:4, 6). neither gathered--to their fathers, in their ancestral tombs (Jr 8:2). dung--(Psa 83:10).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 32 Evil shall go forth from nation to nation - One nation after another shall fall before the Chaldeans.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Jeremiah 25:30-38

The Lord has just ground of controversy with every nation and every person; and he will execute judgment on all the wicked. Who can avoid trembling when God speaks in displeasure? The days are fully come; the time fixed in the Divine counsels, which will make the nations wholly desolate. The tender and delicate shall share the common calamity. Even those who used to live in peace, and did nothing to provoke, shall…

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Jeremiah 25:32 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.

כֹּ֤הkohthusH3541
אָמַר֙'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068
צְבָא֔וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635
הִנֵּ֥הhi.Nehthere!H2009
רָעָ֛הra.'AhcalamityH7451
יֹצֵ֖אתyo.Tzet[is] about to go forthH3318
מִגּ֣וֹיmi.Goyfrom nationH1471
אֶל\־'el-toH413
גּ֑וֹיGoynationH1471
וְסַ֣עַרve.Sa.'arand a stormH5591
גָּד֔וֹלga.DolgreatH1419
יֵע֖וֹרye.'orit will be rousedH5782
מִיַּרְכְּתֵי\־mi.yar.ke.tei-from [the] remotest parts ofH3411
אָֽרֶץ\׃'A.retz[the] earthH776

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

Cross references for Jeremiah 25:32

  • Isaiah 34:2

    For the indignation of the Lord is upon all nations, and his fury upon all their armies: he hath utterly destroyed them, he hath delivered them to the slaughter.

  • Jeremiah 23:19

    Behold, a whirlwind of the Lord is gone forth in fury, even a grievous whirlwind: it shall fall grievously upon the head of the wicked.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:6

    And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

  • Jeremiah 30:23

    Behold, the whirlwind of the Lord goeth forth with fury, a continuing whirlwind: it shall fall with pain upon the head of the wicked.

  • Isaiah 30:30

    And the Lord shall cause his glorious voice to be heard, and shall shew the lighting down of his arm, with the indignation of his anger, and with the flame of a devouring fire, with scattering, and tempest, and hailstones.

  • Zephaniah 3:8

    Therefore wait ye upon me, saith the Lord, until the day that I rise up to the prey: for my determination is to gather the nations, that I may assemble the kingdoms, to pour upon them mine indignation, even all my fierce anger: for all the earth shall be devoured with the fire of my jealousy.

  • Isaiah 66:18

    For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.

  • Luke 21:25

    And there shall be signs in the sun, and in the moon, and in the stars; and upon the earth distress of nations, with perplexity; the sea and the waves roaring;

  • Luke 21:10

    Then said he unto them, Nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom:

  • Isaiah 5:28

    Whose arrows are sharp, and all their bows bent, their horses’ hoofs shall be counted like flint, and their wheels like a whirlwind:

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
evil.
2Ch 15:6; Isa 34:2; 66:18; Lu 21:10,25
and a.
23:19; 30:23; Isa 5:28; 30:30; Zep 3:8

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Context

  • Jeremiah 25:31

    A 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.

  • Jeremiah 25:32

    Thus 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.

  • Jeremiah 25:33

    And 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.

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Jeremiah 25:32 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Así ha dicho Jehová de los ejércitos: He aquí que el mal sale de gente en gente, y grande tempestad se levantará de los fines de la tierra.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Ainsi dit l’ Éternel des armées: Voici, le mal s’en ira de nation à nation, et une grande tempête se lèvera des extrémités de la terre.
German
Elberfelder 1871
So spricht Jehova der Heerscharen: Siehe, Unglück geht aus von Nation zu Nation, und ein gewaltiger Sturm macht sich auf von dem äußersten Ende der Erde.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Hæc dicit Dominus exercituum: Ecce afflictio egredietur de gente in gentem, et turbo magnus egredietur a summitatibus terræ.