14For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands.
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Flee out of the midst of Babylon, and deliver every man his soul: be not cut off in her iniquity; for this is the time of the LORD'S vengeance; he will render unto her a recompence.
For, lo, I will raise and cause to come up against Babylon an assembly of great nations from the north country: and they shall set themselves in array against her; from thence she shall be taken: their arrows shall be as of a mighty expert man; none shall return in vain.
And all nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son's son, until the very time of his land come: and then many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of him.
Behold, a people shall come from the north, and a great nation, and many kings shall be raised up from the coasts of the earth.
A voice of noise from the city, a voice from the temple, a voice of the LORD that rendereth recompence to his enemies.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 8-14)Here is the sentence grounded upon the foregoing charge: “ Because you have not heard my words , I must take another course with you,” Jer. 25:8. Note, When men will not regard the judgments of God’s mouth they may expect to feel the judgments of his hands, to hear the rod, since they would not hear the word; for the sinner must either be parted from his sin or perish in it. Wrath comes without re…
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