Jeremiah 27:7

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“All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.”

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BSBPD

“All nations will serve him and his son and grandson, until the time of his own land comes; then many nations and great kings will enslave him.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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.”

King James Version · Public Domain
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“And all the nations shall serve him, and his son, and his son’s son, until the time of his own land come: and then many nations and great kings shall make him their bondman.”

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YLTPD

“And served him have all the nations, and his son, and his son's son, till the coming in of the time of his land, also it; and done service for him have many nations and great kings.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Jeremiah 27:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Chronicles 36:20Those who escaped the sword were carried by Nebuchadnezzar into exile in Babylon, and they became servants to him and his sons until the kingdom of Persia came to power.
  2. Psalms 37:13but the Lord laughs, seeing that their day is coming.
  3. Psalms 137:8O Daughter of Babylon, doomed to destruction, blessed is he who repays you as you have done to us.
  4. Isaiah 13:1This is the burden against Babylon that Isaiah son of Amoz received:
  5. Isaiah 13:8Terror, pain, and anguish will seize them; they will writhe like a woman in labor. They will look at one another, their faces flushed with fear.
  6. Isaiah 14:4you will sing this song of contempt against the king of Babylon: How the oppressor has ceased, and how his fury has ended!
  7. Isaiah 14:22“I will rise up against them,” declares the LORD of Hosts. “I will cut off from Babylon her name and her remnant, her offspring and her posterity,” declares the LORD.
  8. Isaiah 21:9Look, here come the riders, horsemen in pairs.” And one answered, saying: “Fallen, fallen is Babylon! All the images of her gods lie shattered on the ground!”
  9. Isaiah 47:1“Go down and sit in the dust, O Virgin Daughter of Babylon. Sit on the ground without a throne, O Daughter of Chaldea! For you will no longer be called tender or delicate.
  10. Jeremiah 25:11And this whole land will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
  11. Jeremiah 25:12But when seventy years are complete, I will punish the king of Babylon and that nation, the land of the Chaldeans, for their guilt, declares the LORD, and I will make it an everlasting desolation.
  12. Jeremiah 25:14For many nations and great kings will enslave them, and I will repay them according to their deeds and according to the work of their hands.’”
  13. Jeremiah 50:1This is the word that the LORD spoke through Jeremiah the prophet concerning Babylon and the land of the Chaldeans:
  14. Jeremiah 50:18Therefore this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “I will punish the king of Babylon and his land as I punished the king of Assyria.
  15. Jeremiah 50:27Kill all her young bulls; let them go down to the slaughter. Woe to them, for their day has come— the time of their punishment.
  16. Jeremiah 52:31On the twenty-fifth day of the twelfth month of the thirty-seventh year of the exile of Jehoiachin king of Judah, in the first year of the reign of Evil-merodach king of Babylon, he pardoned Jehoiachin king of Judah and released him from prison.
  17. Ezekiel 30:24I will strengthen the arms of Babylon’s king and place My sword in his hand, but I will break the arms of Pharaoh, who will groan before him like a mortally wounded man.
  18. Daniel 5:25Now this is the inscription that was written: MENE, MENE, TEKEL, PARSIN.
  19. Habakkuk 2:7Will not your creditors suddenly arise and those who disturb you awaken? Then you will become their prey.
  20. Zechariah 2:8For this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “After His Glory has sent Me against the nations that have plundered you—for whoever touches you touches the apple of His eye—
  21. Revelation 13:5The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.
  22. Revelation 14:8Then a second angel followed, saying, “Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great, who has made all the nations drink the wine of the passion of her immorality.”
  23. Revelation 14:15Then another angel came out of the temple, crying out in a loud voice to the One seated on the cloud, “Swing Your sickle and reap, because the time has come to harvest; for the crop of the earth is ripe.”
  24. Revelation 16:19The great city was split into three parts, and the cities of the nations collapsed. And God remembered Babylon the great and gave her the cup of the wine of the fury of His wrath.

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