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behold, I will send and take all the families of the north, says Yahweh, and [I will send] to Nebuchadrezzar the king of Babylon, my servant, and will bring them against this land, and against the inhabitants of it, and against all these nations round about; and I will utterly destroy them, and make them an astonishment, and a hissing, and perpetual desolations.
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God's Sovereign Control
Commentators emphasize that God is not a passive observer of history. He actively "sends for" and "brings" the Babylonian armies, much like a king issuing an edict to his soldiers. This reveals God's absolute sovereignty, showing that all nations and rulers, even those who don't acknowledge Him, are instruments He can use to accomplish His divine will.
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Jeremiah
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Albert Barnes
On Jeremiah 25:9
18th Century
Theologian
The term families is probably used here to signify the widespread empire of Nebuchadnezzar.
My servant — This title, so remarkable in …
Charles Ellicott
On Jeremiah 25:9
19th Century
Bishop
The families of the north. —The phrase reminds us of the vision of “the seething pot from the face of the north” in Jerem…
John Calvin
On Jeremiah 25:8–9
16th Century
Theologian
What follows is a denunciation of punishment; the Prophet says that God would no longer deal with them merely in words, because their iniquity had …
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John Gill
On Jeremiah 25:9
17th Century
Pastor
Behold, I will send and take all the families of the north ,
says the Lord .
The Targ…
Matthew Henry
On Jeremiah 25:8–14
17th Century
Minister
The fixing of the time during which the Jewish captivity should last, would not only confirm the prophecy, but also comfort the people of God, and …