Jeremiah 25:25

25 and to all the kings of Zimri, and to all the kings of Elam, and to all the kings of Medes (and to all the kings of Media);

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 to Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and to all men that be clipped on the long hair (and to all the men who clip their long hair);
24 and to all the kings of Arabia, and to all the kings of the west, that dwell in desert (who live in the desert);
25 and to all the kings of Zimri, and to all the kings of Elam, and to all the kings of Medes (and to all the kings of Media);
26 and to all the kings of the north, of nigh and of far, to each man against his brother; and to all the realms of earth, that be on the face thereof; and (the) king (of) Sheshach shall drink after them. (and to all the kings of the north, of near and of far away, to each person and their kin; and to all the kingdoms of the earth, that be on the face of it; and the king of Sheshach, that is, the king of Babylon, shall drink after them.)
27 And thou shalt say to them, The Lord of hosts, God of Israel, saith these things, Drink ye, and be ye drunken, and spew ye, and fall ye down, and do not ye rise (up) from the face of [the] sword which I shall send among you.
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