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Jeremiah 25:2

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 25:2 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
Jeremiah 25:2 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the same was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon,)
2which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying:
3From the thirteenth year of Josiah the son of Amon, king of Judah, even unto this day, these three and twenty years, the word of Jehovah hath come unto me, and I have spoken unto you, rising up early and speaking; but ye have not hearkened.
4And Jehovah hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them, (but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear,)
5saying, Return ye now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that Jehovah hath given unto you and to your fathers, from of old and even for evermore;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“The which Jeremiah the prophet spake unto all the people of Judah, etc.] Perhaps at one of the three feasts, at which all the males appeared in Jerusalem; for it cannot be thought that he went up and down throughout all parts of the land to deliver this prophecy, but to as many of them as he found in Jerusalem in any place, at any time; and none so likely as what is mentioned: and to all the inhabitants of Jerusalem: to whom he had an opportunity of speaking frequently: saying; as follows:”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Jer 18:11, Jer 19:14, Jer 19:15, Jer 26:2, Jer 35:13, Jer 38:1, Jer 38:2; Psa 49:1, Psa 49:2; Mar 7:14-16 Jeremiah 25:3”
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