Jeremia 25:14

14 Und sie sollen auch großen Völkern und großen Königen dienen. Also will ich ihnen vergelten nach ihrem Verdienst und nach den Werken ihrer Hände.

Jeremia 25:14 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 25:14

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of
them also
Take their cities, seize upon the kingdoms, spoil them of their wealth and riches, and bring them into servitude to them: these "many nations", which should and did do all this, were the Medes and Persians, and those that were subject to them, or were their allies and auxiliaries in this expedition; and the "great kings" were Cyrus and Darius, and those that were confederate with them: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to
the works of their own hands;
as they have done to others, it shall be done to them; as they have served themselves of other nations, other nations shall serve themselves of them; as they have cruelly used others, they shall be used with cruelty themselves; and as they have made other countries desolate, their land shall become desolate also; not only their tyranny and cruelty, but all their other sins, shall receive a just recompence of reward.

Jeremia 25:14 In-Context

12 Wenn aber die siebzig Jahre um sind, will ich den König zu Babel heimsuchen und dies Volk, spricht der HERR, um ihre Missetat, dazu das Land der Chaldäer, und will es zur ewigen Wüste machen.

13 Also will ich über dies Land bringen alle meine Worte, die ich geredet habe wider sie (nämlich alles, was in diesem Buch geschrieben steht, das Jeremia geweissagt hat über alle Völker).

14 Und sie sollen auch großen Völkern und großen Königen dienen. Also will ich ihnen vergelten nach ihrem Verdienst und nach den Werken ihrer Hände.

15 Denn also spricht zu mir der HERR, der Gott Israels: Nimm diesen Becher Wein voll Zorns von meiner Hand und schenke daraus allen Völkern, zu denen ich dich sende,

16 daß sie trinken, taumeln und toll werden vor dem Schwert, das ich unter sie schicken will.