Jeremiah 25:23-24

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

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - Jeremiah 25:24

And all the kings of Arabia ,.... Of Arabia Petraea; and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert ; the other Arabians or mixed people, that dwell in Arabia Deserta, as the Scenites, Nomades, Kedarenes, and others; and so the Targum, "and all the kings of the Arabians, that dwell in tents in the desert.' Of these, see the prophecy in Jeremiah 49:28 . 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

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:24

The mingled people - Probably the Scenite Arabians. 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

John Calvin

John Calvin's Commentary on the Bible - Jeremiah 25:24

Verse 24 The Prophet now mentions the kings of Arabia, who were neighbors on one side to the Jews. He has hitherto mentioned nations towards the sea; he has named many maritime towns, and also others which were at some distance from the sea, and yet were not remote; for they were towns and countries intermediate between Judea and Syria or Cilicia, or verging towards Cilicia. He now speaks of Arabia, which was between Egypt and Babylon. And though Arabia was divided into three parts; it was... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:1-38

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Jeremiah 25:12-29

The judgment upon Judah and the nations. 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

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