Jeremiah 25:25

25 and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of 1Elam and all the kings of 2Media;

Jeremiah 25:25 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 25:25

And all the kings of Zimri
Of Arabia Felix, so called from Zimran, a son of Abraham by Keturah, ( Genesis 25:2 ) ; the same whom Pliny


FOOTNOTES:

F14 calls Zamerenes; and all the kings of Elam;
or Persia; who are prophesied against in ( Jeremiah 49:34-39 ) ; and all the kings of the Medes;
who commonly go together with the Persians.
F14 Nat. Hist. I. 6. c. 28.

Jeremiah 25:25 In-Context

23 and Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who cut the corners of their hair;
24 and all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the foreign people who dwell in the desert;
25 and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam and all the kings of Media;
26 and all the kings of the north, near and far, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the earth which are upon the face of the ground, and the king of Sheshach shall drink after them.
27 "You shall say to them, 'Thus says the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, "Drink, be drunk, vomit, fall and rise no more because of the sword which I will send among you."'

Cross References 2

  • 1. Genesis 10:22; Isaiah 11:11; Jeremiah 49:34
  • 2. Isaiah 13:17; Jeremiah 51:11, 28
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