Jeremiah 25:11

And this whole land shall be a desolation, and an astonishment; and these nations shall serve the king of Babylon seventy years.

Cross-reference

In Jeremiah 25:12, the prophecy adds that after the seventy years Babylon will be punished, continuing the timeline of judgment introduced in verse 11.

In Jeremiah 25:18, Jerusalem and Judah are listed among those who must drink the cup of wrath, specifying the judgment.

In Jeremiah 27:22, the temple vessels will be taken to Babylon and later returned, matching the exile and restoration timeframe.

In Jeremiah 44:2, the disaster on Jerusalem and Judah is recalled — they became a desolate waste, just as predicted.

In Jeremiah 44:22, the land became a desolate waste because of their wickedness, echoing the judgment in 25:11.

In Jeremiah 51:20, Babylon is described as God's war club, the instrument that shatters nations, fulfilling the seventy-year servitude.

In 2 Chronicles 36:21, the writer explicitly states the seventy-year captivity fulfilled the word of Jeremiah, providing historical confirmation of the prophecy.

2 Chronicles 36:22 Prophetic fulfillment

2 Chronicles 36:22 records Cyrus's decree ending the exile, fulfilling the 70-year prophecy of Jeremiah 25:11.

Daniel 9:2 Citation

Daniel 9:2 explicitly cites Jeremiah's prophecy of 70 years, showing Daniel understood the exile's duration from this verse.

Zechariah 1:12 mentions the seventy years of God's anger against Jerusalem, directly alluding to the period prophesied in Jeremiah 25:11.

Zechariah 7:5 refers to fasting during the seventy years of exile, confirming the duration from Jeremiah's prophecy.

Daniel 5:26 Prophetic fulfillment

In Daniel 5:26, the handwriting declares Babylon's kingdom finished — this fulfills Jeremiah's 70-year judgment on Babylon.

In Ezekiel 29:11, Egypt will be desolate for forty years — a parallel prophecy of a fixed period of desolation.

In Ezekiel 15:8, desolation comes from unfaithfulness — a similar principle of judgment leading to waste.

In Ezekiel 33:28, the land of Israel will become a desolate waste — a parallel theme of judgment resulting in emptiness.