Jeremiah 25 Scofield
Read Jeremiah 25 · Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25
25:20 And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
“Uz”
(See Scofield "Job 1:1").
25:26 And all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another, and all the kingdoms of the world, which are upon the face of the earth: and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
“Sheshach”
A name for Babylon. Jer 51:41.
25:29 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.
“all the inhabitants”
The 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 imagine that there is no judgment for them? The prophecy leaps to the very end of this age. (See "Day of the Lord," Isa 2:10–22; Rev 19:11–21 "Armageddon,"; Rev 16:14; Rev 19:11–21.
“I will call”
(See Scofield "Isa 2:12").
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25:11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
“seventy years”
Cf. Lev 26:33–35; 2 Chr 36:21; Dan 9:2 The 70 years may be reckoned to begin with the first deportation of Judah to Babylon. 2 Kgs 24:10–15. B.C. 604 according to the Assyrian Eponym Canon, or B.C. 606 according to Ussher; or from the final deportation; 2 Kgs 25:1–30; 2 Chr 36:17–20; Jer 39:8–10. B.C. 586 (Assyr. Ep. Canon), or B.C. 588 (Ussher). In the first case the 70 years extend to the decree of Cyrus for the return Ezra 1:1–3 B.C. (Assyr. Ep. Canon), or B.C. 536 (Ussher). In the second case the 70 years terminate B.C. 516 (Assyr.Ep. Canon) with the completion of the temple. The latter is more probable reckoning in the light of Dan 9:25.