Jeremiah 25:23

23 ¹Dedan, ²Tema, ³Buz, and all who cut ⁴the corners of their hair;

Jeremiah 25:23 Meaning and 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 Jeremiah 49:8 Jeremiah 49:20 ) ; 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 ) ( Genesis 25:8 Genesis 25:15 ) ; 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" {m}; or the corners of their beards; which Jerom says is applicable to the Saracens.

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FOOTNOTES:

F13 (hap yuwuq lk) "universis qui attonsi sunt in comam", V. L. "barbitonsis", Syr.

Jeremiah 25:23 In-Context

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;

24 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;

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

Cross References

• 1. Jeremiah 49:8; Isaiah 21:13
• 2. Job 6:19
• 3. [Job 32:2, 6]
• 4. See Jeremiah 9:26