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Jeremiah 25:23
23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners;
Jeremiah 25:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
- New International Version (NIV)Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who are in distant places;
- English Standard Version (ESV)Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;
- New Living Translation (NLT)I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
Context of Jeremiah 25:23
21Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; 22all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the sea; Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners; 24all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert; 25all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
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וְאֶת־דְּדָ֤ן וְאֶת־תֵּימָא֙ וְאֶת־בּ֔וּז וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־קְצוּצֵ֥י פֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:23
- Jeremiah 49:8Flee, turn back, dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Dedan! For I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, The time that I will punish him.
- Genesis 10:7The sons of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabtechah; and the sons of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
- Genesis 22:21Huz his firstborn, Buz his brother, Kemuel the father of Aram,
- Genesis 25:15Hadar, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
- Job 6:19The caravans of Tema look, The travelers of Sheba hope for them.
- Isaiah 21:13The burden against Arabia. In the forest in Arabia you will lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanites.
- Ezekiel 25:13therefore thus says the Lord God: “I will also stretch out My hand against Edom, cut off man and beast from it, and make it desolate from Teman; Dedan shall fall by the sword.
- Ezekiel 27:20Dedan was your merchant in saddlecloths for riding.
- Jeremiah 9:1Oh, that my head were waters, And my eyes a fountain of tears, That I might weep day and night For the slain of the daughter of my people!
- Jeremiah 26:1In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah, this word came from the Lord, saying,
- Jeremiah 49:32Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord.
Commentaries on Jeremiah 25:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23Dedan - Was son of Abraham, by Keturah, Genesis 25:3. Tema - Was one of the sons of Ishmael, in the north of Arabia, Genesis 36:15. Buz - Brother of Uz, descendants of Nahor, brother of Abraham, settled in Arabia Deserta, Genesis 22:21.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23Dedan - See the Isaiah 21:13 note. Buz - See Job 32:2 note. All that are - See the marginal reference note.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. 2323. Dedan--north of Arabia (Ge 25:3, 4). Tema ... Buz--neighboring tribes north of Arabia (Job 32:2). all ... in ... utmost corners--rather, "having the hair cut in angles," a heathenish custom (see on Jr 9:26).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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