Jeremiah 25:21

Translations

Modern

Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

Traditional

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon,

Literal

Edom, and Moab, and the sons of Ammon,

Latin

…et Idumææ, et Moab, et filiis Ammon:

Original

Hebrew

English

Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites;

Notes

Jeremiah 25:21–22

The small nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon were east and southeast of the Dead Sea. The Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon were to the northwest, along the Mediterranean Sea. The regions across the sea were likely the islands of Cyprus and Crete.

Jeremiah 25:15–38

The Lord is the supreme ruler of all nations, and their rebellion was about to bring judgment.
To whom I send you: Jeremiah did not travel to each nation in person. The message he delivered from the Lord spread mainly through written material, much of it in the book of Jeremiah, which people have read worldwide.

Theme notes and profiles

The Lord of Nations

Events

Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC

Related verses

Jeremiah 48:1–49:22
Concerning Moab, this is what the LORD of Hosts, the God of Israel, says: “Woe to Nebo, for it will be devastated. Kiriathaim will be captured and disgraced; the fortress will be shattered and dismantled.
Jeremiah 9:26
Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, Moab, and all the inhabitants of the desert who clip the hair of their temples. For all these nations are uncircumcised, and the whole house of Israel is uncircumcised in heart.”
Psalm 137:7
Remember, O LORD, the sons of Edom on the day Jerusalem fell: “Destroy it,” they said, “tear it down to its foundations!”
Malachi 1:2–4
“I have loved you,” says the LORD. But you ask, “How have You loved us?” “Was not Esau Jacob’s brother?” declares the LORD. “Yet Jacob I have loved,
Isaiah 63:1–6
Who is this coming from Edom, from Bozrah with crimson-stained garments? Who is this robed in splendor, marching in the greatness of His strength? “It is I, proclaiming vindication, mighty to save.”
Amos 1:11–2:3
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Edom, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because he pursued his brother with the sword and stifled all compassion; his anger raged continually, and his fury flamed incessantly.
Ezekiel 35:1–15
Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
Zephaniah 2:8–10
“I have heard the reproach of Moab and the insults of the Ammonites, who have taunted My people and threatened their borders.
Isaiah 25:10
For the hand of the LORD will rest on this mountain. But Moab will be trampled in his place as straw is trodden into the dung pile.
Ezekiel 32:29
Edom is there, and all her kings and princes, who despite their might are laid among those slain by the sword. They lie down with the uncircumcised, with those who descend to the Pit.
Lamentations 4:21–22
So rejoice and be glad, O Daughter of Edom, you who dwell in the land of Uz. Yet the cup will pass to you as well; you will get drunk and expose yourself.
Isaiah 34:1–17
Come near, O nations, to listen; pay attention, O peoples. Let the earth hear, and all that fills it, the world and all that springs from it.

Places

Ammon: An ancient nation and its capital city, enemies of Israel Edom: Descendants of Esau; enemy nation southeast of Israel Moab: Ancient kingdom east of the Dead Sea in Jordan

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Elam (Place), Elamites Jehoiakim

Topics

Ammonites: Prophecies Concerning Cup of Sorrow Edom: A Name of the Land Occupied by the Descendants of Esau: Prophecies Concerning Government: Unclassified Scriptures Relating to God In Nation: Chastised Prophecies Concerning Israel: Prophecies Concerning of War and Other Judgments Sidon: A City on the Northern Boundary of the Canaanites: Prophecies Concerning The Ammonites: Called The: Children of Ammon The Ammonites: Predictions Respecting: Subjection to Babylon The Edomites: Predictions Respecting: To Share in the Punishment of the Nations

Jeremiah 25:21

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