Jer 25:9 | JFB | STEP | 9. the north-- (see on , ). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, are included with the Chaldeans. my servant-- My agent for punishing ( ; ; compare ). Compare ; Cyrus, "My shepherd." God makes even unbelievers unconsciously to fulfil His designs. A reproof to the Jews, who boasted that they were the servants of God; yet a heathen king is to be more the servant of God than they, and that as the agent of their punishment.

‏ Jeremiah 25:9

9. the north--(see on Jr 1:14, 15). The Medes and other northern peoples, confederate with Babylon, are included with the Chaldeans.

my servant--My agent for punishing (Jr 27:6; 43:10; compare Jr 40:2). Compare Is 44:28; Cyrus, "My shepherd." God makes even unbelievers unconsciously to fulfil His designs. A reproof to the Jews, who boasted that they were the servants of God; yet a heathen king is to be more the servant of God than they, and that as the agent of their punishment.