Jeremiah 25:21

21 1Edom, 2Moab, and the sons of 3Ammon;

Jeremiah 25:21 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 25:21

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon.
] All well known and implacable enemies of Israel. The Edomites descended from Esau; and the Moabites and Ammonites from Moab and Ammon, the two sons of Lot by his daughters. Their destruction is prophesied of in the forty eighth and forty ninth chapters.

Jeremiah 25:21 In-Context

19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, all his people,
20 and all the mixed tribes among them; all the kings of the land of Uz and all the kings of the land of the Philistines (Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod);
21 Edom, Moab, and the sons of Ammon;
22 all the kings of Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastland across the sea;
23 Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;

Cross References 3

  • 1. Jeremiah 9:26; See Jeremiah 49:7-22
  • 2. See Jeremiah 48
  • 3. See Jeremiah 49:1-6
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