# Jeremiah 25 General Notes #

#### Structure and formatting ####

Some translations indent each line of poetry to make it easier to read. The ULB does this with the poetry in 25:30-38.

#### Special concepts in this chapter ####

##### Seventy years #####

Babylon will rule over Judah for seventy years. Because Yahweh is just, he will soon punish Babylon for their evil actions. (See: [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/justice]] and [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/evil]])

#### Important figures of speech in this chapter ####

##### Idiom #####

Jeremiah uses the idiom of drinking the cup of wine of God's punishment to say that Babylon will destroy all the surrounding nations and then be destroyed. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])  

## Links: ##

* __[Jeremiah 25:01 Notes](./01.md)__

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