Jer 25:31 | NET2full | STEP | The sounds of battle will resound to the ends of the earth . For the Lord will bring charges against the nations . He will pass judgment on all humankind and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war .’ The Lord so affirms it!

‏ Jeremiah 25:31

31 The sounds of battle ^{▼▼tn For the use of this word see Amos 2:2; Hos 10:14; Ps 74:23. See also the usage in Isa 66:6, which is very similar to the metaphorical usage here.} will resound to the ends of the earth.
For the Lord will bring charges against the nations. ^{▼▼tn Heb “the Lord has a lawsuit against the nations.” For usage with “lawsuit” see Hos 4:1 and Mic 6:2, and compare use of the related verb in Jer 2:9 and 12:1.}
He will pass judgment on all humankind
and will hand the wicked over to be killed in war.’ ^{▼▼tn Heb “give the wicked over to the sword.”} ^{▼▼sn There is undoubtedly a deliberate allusion here to the “wars” (Heb “sword”) that the Lord had said he would send raging through the nations (vv. 16, 27), and to the “war” (Heb “sword”) that he is proclaiming against them (v. 29).}
The Lord so affirms it! ^{▼▼tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”}