Jeremiah 25:11
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Jeremiah 25:11 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Jeremiah 25:11 is a verse from the book of Jeremiah in the Old Testament. The NIV reads: "This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Jeremiah 25:11 — NIV
“This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.”
— Jeremiah 25:11 (NIV)
Cross-References for Jeremiah 25:11
“This is what the LORD says: “When seventy years are completed for Babylon, I will come to you and fulfill my good promise to bring you back to this place.””
Specifies the 70-year duration of the exile
“to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken by Jeremiah: “The land will enjoy its sabbath rests; all the time of its desolation it will rest, until seventy years are completed.””
Connects the desolation to Jeremiah's prophecy and the 70 years
“in the first year of his reign, I, Daniel, learned from the Scriptures that the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet, that the desolation of Jerusalem would last seventy years.”
Daniel understood Jeremiah's prophecy about the 70 years
““But when the seventy years are fulfilled, I will punish the king of Babylon and his nation, the land of the Babylonians, for their guilt,” declares the LORD, “and will make it desolate forever.””
Immediately follows and elaborates on the 70-year timeframe and Babylon's judgment
“Then the angel of the LORD said, “LORD Almighty, how long will you withhold mercy from Jerusalem and from the towns of Judah, which you have been angry with these seventy years?””
Refers back to the seventy years of desolation
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