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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - Jeremiah 25:15-29

Under the similitude of a cup going round, which all the company must drink of, is here represented the universal desolation that was now coming upon that part of the world which Nebuchadrezzar, who just now began to reign and act, was to be the instrument of, and which should at length recoil upon his own country. The cup in the vision is to be a sword in the accomplishment of it: so it is explained, Jer. 25:16. It is the sword that I will send among them, the sword of war, that should be... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:23

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz ,.... These seem to be places in Edom or Idumea, of whose destruction Jeremiah prophesies in Jeremiah 49:7 ; or rather in Arabia and Mesopotamia. Jerom reckons them among the Ishmaelites and Saracens, The persons from whom they descended are mentioned in Genesis 22:21 ; and all that are in the utmost corners ; that is, either of the above countries, or of the whole earth: or "all that had their hair shorn" F13 כל קצוצי פאה "universis qui attonsi... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:23

Dedan - 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 more

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:23

Verse 23 I shall now only touch briefly on the extreme ones in a corner, or those bounded by a corner, who were almost unknown to the Jews on account of their distance. (142) After having spoken of nations so very remote, that he might not by prolixity be tedious, he mentions all the extreme ones in a corner, that is, those who were bounded by the farthest limits. As to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, we know that these countries derived their names from their founders. Who Dedan was, we learn from... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:23

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz. Three tribes of North Arabia, bordering on Edom. The two former are mentioned as commercial peoples in Isaiah 21:13 , Isaiah 21:14 ; Ezekiel 27:15 , Ezekiel 27:20 ; Ezekiel 38:13 ; Job 6:19 . Elihu, Job's youngest friend, was of Bus ( Job 32:2 ). All that are in the utmost corners ; rather, all the corner-clipped (see on Jeremiah 9:26 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Jeremiah 25:23

Dedan - See the Isaiah 21:13 note.Buz - See Job 32:2 note.All that are ... - See the marginal reference note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Jeremiah 25:22-24

Jeremiah 25:22-24. And all the kings of Tyrus and Zidon The nobles, or chief men of each city, seem to be meant by kings here, for neither of these cities had more than one king. And the kings of the isles, which are beyond the sea Cyprus, &c., which Nebuchadnezzar subjected. Or, as the Hebrew, האי בעבר הים , is rendered in the margin, The region by the sea-side. For that אי , rendered isle in the text, does not always signify an island, properly so called, is manifest from many... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:15-38

Judgment on various nations (25:15-38)God is righteous and holy, and in justice pours out his wrath on those who arrogantly defy his authority. His judgment upon wicked nations is likened to a cup of wine given to a person to make him drunk so that he staggers and falls (15-16). Through the spreading conquests of the Babylonian armies, God has punished Judah (17-18), along with a variety of other nations far and near (19-25). But in the end Babylon, the agent God has used to carry out his... read more

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