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.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Thus saith the Lord of hosts, behold, evil shall go forth from nation to nation,.... Begin in one nation, and then go on…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
A noise - The trampling of an army in motion. Compare Amo 2:2. A controversy - i. e., a suit at law. Will plead - Or,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Jeremiah 25:30-38
We have, in these verses, a further description of those terrible desolations which the king of Babylon with his armies…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
A noise lit. a crash, battle-din. So in Jer 51:55; Isa 13:4; Isa 17:12; Hos 10:14; Amo 2:2.
plead See on Jer 2:9.
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