Translations
Modern
Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
Traditional
For pass over the isles of Chittim, and see; and send unto Kedar, and consider diligently, and see if there be such a thing.
Literal
For pass over to the coasts of Kittim and see! And send to Kedar, and give much consideration, and see if there has been such as this!
Latin
Transite ad insulas Cethim, et videte: et in Cedar mittite, et considerate vehementer: et videte si factum est hujuscemodi:
Original
Hebrew
English
Cross over to the coasts of Cyprus and take a look; send to Kedar and consider carefully; see if there has ever been anything like this:
Notes
Kedar, an Arabic tribe that came from Ishmael, lived in the desert east of the Jordan River Valley (see Jeremiah 49:28–33; Isaiah 21:16).
Jeremiah used marriage, infidelity, and divorce as images to show Judah's spiritual betrayal.
Theme notes and profiles
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
People
Kedar: A son of Ishmael and a nomadic tribe
Places
Cyprus: Island in the Mediterranean Sea; early Christian community
Glossary
Book of Jeremiah Courts and Trials Cyprus Glory Jeremiah (Person) Priests and Levites Sexual Immorality
Topics
Chittim: Probably Inhabited Islands of the Mediterranean Church: Backslidden Idolatry: A Virtual Forsaking of God