Jeremiah 25:29 KJV

For, lo, I begin to bring evil on the city which is called by my name, and should ye be utterly unpunished? Ye shall not be unpunished: for I will call for a sword upon all the inhabitants of the earth, saith the LORD of hosts.

Thou and Ye

  • ye more than one

In the King James Bible, thee, thou, thy, and thine always mean one person, and ye, you, and your more than one: a difference modern English lost. Why keep these words?

Scofield Notes

  • all the inhabitantsThe scope of this great prophecy cannot be limited to the invasion of Nebuchadnezzar. If Jehovah does not spare His own city, should the Gentile nations...
  • I will call(See Scofield "Isa 2:12").

Matthew Henry

Thompson Chains

Parallel Passages

  • 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?

From Thompson’s Chain-Reference Bible (1908).

Cross References

  • Proverbs 11:31 Behold, the righteous shall be recompensed in the earth: much more the wicked and the sinner.
  • Ezekiel 38:21 And I will call for a sword against him throughout all my mountains, saith the Lord GOD: every man's sword shall be against his brother.
  • 1 Peter 4:17 For the time is come that judgment must begin at the house of God: and if it first begin at us, what shall the end be of them that obey not the gospel of God?
  • 1 Kings 8:43 Hear thou in heaven thy dwelling place, and do according to all that the stranger calleth to thee for: that all people of the earth may know thy name, to fear thee, as do thy people Israel; and that they may know that this house, which I have builded, is called by thy name.
  • Ezekiel 9:6 Slay utterly old and young, both maids, and little children, and women: but come not near any man upon whom is the mark; and begin at my sanctuary. Then they began at the ancient men which were before the house.

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  • LordThere are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.

Hebrew and Strong’s

  • For, lo, I begin כִּי kî Conjunction הִנֵּה hinnê Demonstrative מֵחֵל mēḥēl חָלַל Verb · hiphil active participle, masculine singular
  • to bring evil לְהָרַע lĕhāraʿ רָעַע Verb · hiphil infinitive construct · with preposition
  • on the city בָעִיר bāʿîr עִיר Noun · feminine singular · with preposition with the
  • which is called אֲשֶׁר ʾăšer Relative נִקְרָא niqrāʾ קָרָא Verb · niphal perfect, third person masculine singular עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular אָנֹכִי ʾānōkî Pronoun · first person common singular
  • by my name שְׁמִי šĕmî שֵׁם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: first person common singular
  • and should ye be utterly וְאַתֶּם wĕʾattem Pronoun · second person masculine plural · with and הִנָּקֵה hinnāqê נָקָה Verb · niphal infinitive absolute
  • unpunished תִנָּקוּ tinnāqû נָקָה Verb · niphal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • Ye shall not be unpunished לֹא lōʾ Negative תִנָּקוּ tinnāqû נָקָה Verb · niphal imperfect, second person masculine plural
  • for I will call אֲנִי ʾănî Pronoun · first person common singular קֹרֵא qōrēʾ קָרָא Verb · qal active participle, masculine singular
  • for a sword כִּי kî Conjunction חֶרֶב ḥereb חֶרֶב Noun · feminine singular
  • upon all the inhabitants עַל ʿal Preposition כָּל kol Noun · masculine singular construct יֹשְׁבֵי yōšĕbê יָשַׁב Verb · qal active participle, masculine plural construct
  • of the earth הָאָרֶץ hāʾāreṣ אֶרֶץ Noun · masculine or feminine singular · with the
  • saith נְאֻם nĕʾum נְאֻם Noun · masculine singular construct
  • the LORD יְהוָה yhwh יְהֹוָה Proper name
  • of hosts צְבָאוֹת ṣĕbāʾwōt צָבָא Noun · masculine or feminine plural

Hebrew: Westminster Leningrad Codex, Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible · CC BY 4.0

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