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Jeremiah 25:24
24all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed peoples who have settled in the desert;
Jeremiah 25:24 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
- New International Version (NIV)all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who live in the wilderness;
- English Standard Version (ESV)all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
- New King James Version (NKJV)all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert;
Context of Jeremiah 25:24
22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coasts and islands; 23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all those who clip the hair on their temples; all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed peoples who have settled in the desert; 25all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media; 26all the kings of the north, both near and far from one another; that is, all the kingdoms of the world throughout the earth. Finally, the king of Sheshak will drink after them.
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:24 word by word
וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י עֲרָ֑ב וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מַלְכֵ֣י הָעֶ֔רֶב הַשֹּׁכְנִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:24
- 1 Kings 10:15besides what came from merchants, traders’ merchandise, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
- 2 Chronicles 9:14besides what was brought by the merchants and traders. All the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- Isaiah 21:13A pronouncement concerning Arabia: In the desert brush you will camp for the night, you caravans of Dedanites.
- Ezekiel 27:21Arabia and all the princes of Kedar were your business partners, trading with you in lambs, rams, and goats.
- Jeremiah 25:20and all the mixed peoples; all the kings of the land of Uz; all the kings of the land of the Philistines — Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Jeremiah 49:28About Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says: Rise up, attack Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!
- Jeremiah 50:37A sword is against his horses and chariots and against all the foreigners among them, and they will be like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
- Genesis 25:2and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Genesis 37:25They sat down to eat a meal, and when they looked up, there was a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying aromatic gum, balsam, and resin, going down to Egypt.
- Ezekiel 30:5Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various foreign troops, plus Libya and the men of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with them.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24The mingled people - Probably the Scenite Arabians.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24Arabia - That part which bordered on Palestine, and was inhabited mainly by Ishmaelites. The mingled people - Compare the Jeremiah 25:20 note. In Arabia there seem to have been many tribes of Cushite origin, who by intermarriage with other tribes had become of mixed blood.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 15-29Verses 15-29 The evil and the good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that part of the world, of which Nebuchadnezzar, who had just began to reign and act, was to be the instrument; but this destroying sword would come from the hand of God. The desolations the sword should make in all these kingdoms, are represented by the consequences of excessive drinking. This may…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23-26Dedan, Tema, Buz, and Zimri were in the desert area east of the Jordan Valley, north of Arabia. Elam and Media, located in the highlands east of Babylon, formed the core of the Persian Empire. This empire conquered Babylon in 539 BC.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. mingled people--not in the same sense as in Jr 25:20; the "motley crowd," so called in contempt (compare Jr 49:28, 31; 50:37). By a different pointing it may be translated the "Arabs"; but the repetition of the name is not likely. Blaney thinks there were two divisions of what we call Arabia, the west (Araba) and the east. The west included Arabia-Petræa and the parts on the sea bordering on Egypt, the land of Cush; the east, Arabia-Felix and Deserta…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Jeremiah 25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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