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Jeremiah 25:20
20and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines (those of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);
Jeremiah 25:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod,
- English Standard Version (ESV)and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
- New King James Version (NKJV)all the mixed multitude, all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
- New Living Translation (NLT)along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod.
Context of Jeremiah 25:20
18Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin and an object of horror and scorn, a curse—as they are today; 19Pharaoh king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials and all his people, and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines (those of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod); 21Edom, Moab and Ammon; 22all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:20 word by word
וְאֵת֙ כָּל־הָעֶ֔רֶב וְאֵ֕ת כָּל־מַלְכֵ֖י אֶ֣רֶץ הָע֑וּץ וְאֵ֗ת כָּל־מַלְכֵי֙ אֶ֣רֶץ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְאֶת־אַשְׁקְל֤וֹן וְאֶת־עַזָּה֙ וְאֶת־עֶקְר֔וֹן וְאֵ֖ת שְׁאֵרִ֥ית אַשְׁדּֽוֹד׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- And all the mingledעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
- people, and all the kingsמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
- of the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Uzעוּץ‛ûts · UzH5780
- of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּיpelishtîy · PhilistineH6430
- and Ashkelonאַשְׁקְלוֹן'ashqelôn · AshkelonH831
- and Azzahעַזָּה‛azzâh · GazaH5804
- and Ekronעֶקְרוֹן‛eqrôn · EkronH6138
- and the remnantשְׁאֵרִיתshe'êrîyth · remnantH7611
- of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹד'ashdôd · AshdodH795
Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:20
- Jeremiah 25:24all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who live in the wilderness;
- Jeremiah 50:37A sword against her horses and chariots and all the foreigners in her ranks! They will become weaklings. A sword against her treasures! They will be plundered.
- Exodus 12:38Many other people went up with them, and also large droves of livestock, both flocks and herds.
- Ezekiel 30:5Cush and Libya, Lydia and all Arabia, Kub and the people of the covenant land will fall by the sword along with Egypt.
- Genesis 10:23The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
- Genesis 22:21Uz the firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel (the father of Aram),
- 1 Chronicles 1:17The sons of Shem: Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud and Aram. The sons of Aram: Uz, Hul, Gether and Meshek.
- Job 1:1In the land of Uz there lived a man whose name was Job. This man was blameless and upright; he feared God and shunned evil.
- Lamentations 4:21Rejoice and be glad, Daughter Edom, you who live in the land of Uz. But to you also the cup will be passed; you will be drunk and stripped naked.
- Jeremiah 47:1This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning the Philistines before Pharaoh attacked Gaza:
- Ezekiel 25:15“This is what the Sovereign Lord says: ‘Because the Philistines acted in vengeance and took revenge with malice in their hearts, and with ancient hostility sought to destroy Judah,
- Amos 1:6This is what the Lord says: “For three sins of Gaza, even for four, I will not relent. Because she took captive whole communities and sold them to Edom,
- Zephaniah 2:4Gaza will be abandoned and Ashkelon left in ruins. At midday Ashdod will be emptied and Ekron uprooted.
- Zechariah 9:5Ashkelon will see it and fear; Gaza will writhe in agony, and Ekron too, for her hope will wither. Gaza will lose her king and Ashkelon will be deserted.
- 1 Samuel 6:17These are the gold tumors the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to the Lord—one each for Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath and Ekron.
- Isaiah 20:1In the year that the supreme commander, sent by Sargon king of Assyria, came to Ashdod and attacked and captured it—
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20All the mingled people - The strangers and foreigners; Abyssinians and others who had settled in Egypt. Land of Uz - A part of Arabia near to Idumea. See on Job 1:1; (note).Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20The mingled people - Either auxiliaries; or, rather, a constituent portion of the people of Egypt, who were not of pure blood. Azzah - i. e., Gaza. The remnant of Ashdod - A sentence which none but a contemporary writer could have used. Psammetichus, after a siege of 29 years, had captured and destroyed Ashdod, except for a feeble remnant.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. 19-20Many refugees who fled from Judah and nearby countries to Egypt when the Babylonians invaded heard the prophet's message. Uz was a region on Arabia's northern border. Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and Ashdod were Philistine cities near the Mediterranean Sea.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. mingled people--mercenary foreign troops serving under Pharaoh-hophra in the time of Jeremiah. The employment of these foreigners provoked the native Egyptians to overthrow him. Psammetichus, father of Pharaoh-necho, also had given a settlement in Egypt to Ionian and Carian adventurers [Herodotus, 2.152, 154]. (Compare Jr 50:37; see on Is 19:2, 3; Is 20:1; Eze 30:5. The term is first found in Ex 12:38. Uz--in the geographical order here, between Egypt…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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