Jeremiah 25:8-11

International Children’s Bible

⁸ So this is what the Lord of heaven’s armies says: “You have not listened to my messages. ⁹ So I will soon send for all the peoples of the north,” says the Lord. “I will soon send for my servant Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon. I will bring them all against Judah and all the nations around you, too. I will completely destroy all those countries. I will leave them in ruins forever. People will be shocked when they see how badly they will be destroyed. ¹⁰ I will bring an end to the sounds of joy and happiness. There will be no more happy sounds of brides and bridegrooms. I will take away the sound of people grinding meal. And I will take away the light of the lamp. ¹¹ That whole area will be an empty desert. And these nations will be slaves of the king of Babylon for 70 years.