Bible Commentary

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all [that are] in the utmost corners, 23. Dedan ] a tribe descended from Abraham by his wife Keturah (Gen 10:7) and dwelling S.E. of Edom. Their caravans maintained a trade between Tyre and Arabia (Eze 27:15; Eze 27:20; Eze 38:13). Tema ] the modern Teim, about 250 miles … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:23”

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which [are] beyond the sea, 22. Zidon ] the ordinary form of the name in the O.T. Cp. Jer 27:3, Jer 47:4. Sidon, as the Greek form, is that which occurs in the N.T. isle ] mg. … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:22”

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon, The Edomites were the posterity of Esau the son of Isaac, to whom God had given a land which they inherited, and he would not suffer the Israelites to make their way through them by force, when they denied them a passage through their country; now he … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:21”

And all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of Uz, and all the kings of the land of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Azzah, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod, 20. and all the mingled people ] here denoting foreigners living in Egypt. This phrase (and so in Jer 25:24) … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:20”

Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people; 19. Pharaoh ] a name belonging not to an individual but (cp. Kaiser and Czar) to the monarch as such. The word has been somewhat altered in shape by its transmission to us through Hebrew. It is the hieroglyph Per-a, meaning … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:19”

[To wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse; as [it is] this day; 18. The list which follows is one which has evidently been expanded. The LXX omit “all the kings of the land of … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:18”

Then took I the cup at the LORD’s hand, and made all the nations to drink, unto whom the LORD had sent me: 17. Then took I the cup ] not in any literal sense, but in vision; yet “not a mere allegory, but a psychic experience, in which Jeremiah really seems to himself to … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:17”

And they shall drink, and be moved, and be mad, because of the sword that I will send among them. Be moved – Rather, stagger. Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible Whether they will or no, they shall drink it, and be disturbed, and be mad, and rage like men overcome with wine, because … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:16”

For thus saith the LORD God of Israel unto me; Take the wine cup of this fury at my hand, and cause all the nations, to whom I send thee, to drink it. 15 29. The wine-cup of the Lord’s fury to be drunk by all the nations. For confusion and dismay, expressed under the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:15”

For many nations and great kings shall serve themselves of them also: and I will recompense them according to their deeds, and according to the works of their own hands. 14. shall serve themselves of them, even of them ] lit. shall work by (means of) them, i.e. shall use them as slaves. As the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of Jeremiah 25:14”