Jeremiah 25:35
The shepherds won't be able to run away; the leaders of the flock won't escape.
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In The King James Version
And the shepherds shall have no way to flee, nor the principal of the flock to escape.
In Context
Cross References
Isaiah 2:12The Lord has set aside a day when he will deal with the proud and arrogant. He will end all self-glorification, bringing it down.
Jeremiah 32:4Zedekiah king of Judah won't escape from the Babylonians. He will be captured and taken to the king of Babylon to speak with him personally and see him face to face.
Jeremiah 37:17Some while later King Zedekiah secretly sent for him and had him brought to the royal palace where he asked, “Is there a message from the Lord for me?” “Yes there is,” Jeremiah replied. “You are going to be handed over to the king of Babylon.”
Jeremiah 38:23All your wives and children will be handed over to the Chaldeans. And you yourself will not escape, for you will be captured by the king of Babylon, and Jerusalem will be burned down.”
Jeremiah 52:8but the Babylonian army chased after the king and caught up with him on the plains of Jericho. His whole army had scattered and left him.
Ezekiel 17:15However, this king did rebel against Babylon, and sent ambassadors to Egypt to ask for help by supplying horses and many soldiers. Will he do well? Would someone who acts like this succeed? Could he break an agreement and not be punished?’
Matthew Henry on Jeremiah 25:31-38
General Desolation; Jeremiah's Faithful Preaching. ( b. c. 607.) 30 Therefore prophesy thou against them all these words, and say unto them, The Lord shall roar from on high, and utter his voice from his holy habitation; he shall mightily roar upon his habitation; he shall give a shout, as they that tread the grapes, against all the inhabitants of the earth. 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… Read the whole commentary →