11 This whole country will become a desolate wasteland, and these nations will serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
11 And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
11 This whole land shall become a ruin and a waste, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
11 The whole landscape will be one vast wasteland. These countries will be in subjection to the king of Babylon for seventy years.
11 And this whole land shall be a desolation and an astonishment, and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.
11 This entire land will become a desolate wasteland. Israel and her neighboring lands will serve the king of Babylon for seventy years.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Jeremiah 25:11
Commentary on Jeremiah 25:8-14
(Read Jeremiah 25:8-14)
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 encourage faith and prayer. The ruin of Babylon is foretold: the rod will be thrown into the fire when the correcting work is done. When the set time to favour Zion is come, Babylon shall be punished for their iniquity, as other nations have been punished for their sins. Every threatening of the Scripture will certainly be accomplished.