New Living Translation
Jeremiah 25:23
23I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
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 King James Version (NKJV)Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners;
Context of Jeremiah 25:23
21Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, 22and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea. I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places. 24I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert, 25and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.
Read all of Jeremiah 25Jeremiah 25:23 word by word
וְאֶת־דְּדָ֤ן וְאֶת־תֵּימָא֙ וְאֶת־בּ֔וּז וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־קְצוּצֵ֥י פֵאָֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Jeremiah 25:23
- Jeremiah 49:8Turn and flee! Hide in deep caves, you people of Dedan! For when I bring disaster on Edom, I will punish you, too!
- Genesis 10:7The descendants of Cush were Seba, Havilah, Sabtah, Raamah, and Sabteca. The descendants of Raamah were Sheba and Dedan.
- Genesis 22:21The oldest was named Uz, the next oldest was Buz, followed by Kemuel (the ancestor of the Arameans),
- Genesis 25:15Hadad, Tema, Jetur, Naphish, and Kedemah.
- 1 Chronicles 1:30Mishma, Dumah, Massa, Hadad, Tema,
- Job 6:19The caravans from Tema search for this water; the travelers from Sheba hope to find it.
- Isaiah 21:13This message came to me concerning Arabia: O caravans from Dedan, hide in the deserts of Arabia.
- Ezekiel 25:13Therefore, says the Sovereign Lord, I will raise my fist of judgment against Edom. I will wipe out its people and animals with the sword. I will make a wasteland of everything from Teman to Dedan.
- Ezekiel 27:20“Dedan sent merchants to trade their expensive saddle blankets with you.
- Jeremiah 9:1If only my head were a pool of water and my eyes a fountain of tears, I would weep day and night for all my people who have been slaughtered.
- Jeremiah 26:1This message came to Jeremiah from the Lord early in the reign of Jehoiakim son of Josiah, king of Judah.
- Jeremiah 49:32Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction,” 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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