Jeremiah 25:22

Translations

Modern

…all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

Traditional

And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, and the kings of the isles which are beyond the sea,

Literal

…and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the islands that are across the sea,

Latin

…et cunctis regibus Tyri, et universis regibus Sidonis, et regibus terræ insularum qui sunt trans mare:

Original

Hebrew

English

…all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea;

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 47:4
For the day has come to destroy all the Philistines, to cut off from Tyre and Sidon every remaining ally. Indeed, the LORD is about to destroy the Philistines, the remnant from the coasts of Caphtor.
Jeremiah 31:10
Hear, O nations, the word of the LORD, and proclaim it in distant coastlands: “The One who scattered Israel will gather them and keep them as a shepherd keeps his flock.
Jeremiah 27:3
Send word to the kings of Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre, and Sidon through the envoys who have come to Jerusalem to Zedekiah king of Judah.
Ezekiel 28:22–23
And you are to declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: ‘Behold, I am against you, O Sidon, and I will be glorified within you. They will know that I am the LORD when I execute judgments against her and demonstrate My holiness through her.
Amos 1:9–10
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Tyre, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they delivered up a whole congregation of exiles to Edom and broke a covenant of brotherhood.
Zechariah 9:1–4
This is the burden of the word of the LORD against the land of Hadrach and Damascus its resting place—for the eyes of men and of all the tribes of Israel are upon the LORD—
Amos 1:3–5
This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Damascus, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they threshed Gilead with sledges of iron.
Joel 3:4–8
Now what do you have against Me, O Tyre, Sidon, and all the regions of Philistia? Are you rendering against Me a recompense? If you retaliate against Me, I will swiftly and speedily return your recompense upon your heads.
Jeremiah 49:23–27
Concerning Damascus: “Hamath and Arpad are put to shame, for they have heard a bad report; they are agitated like the sea; their anxiety cannot be calmed.
Ezekiel 29:18
“Son of man, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon caused his army to labor strenuously against Tyre. Every head was made bald and every shoulder made raw. But he and his army received no wages from Tyre for the labor they expended on it.
Ezekiel 32:30
All the leaders of the north and all the Sidonians are there; they went down in disgrace with the slain, despite the terror of their might. They lie uncircumcised with those slain by the sword and bear their shame with those who descend to the Pit.
Ezekiel 26:1–21
In the eleventh month of the twelfth year, on the first day of the month, the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

Places

Sidon: Phoenician city; home of Jezebel Tyre: A major Phoenician port city, known for its trade

Glossary

Book of Jeremiah Elam (Place), Elamites Jehoiakim Sidon (Place), Sidonian Tyre

Topics

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 Edomites: Predictions Respecting: To Share in the Punishment of the Nations The Sidonians: Cities of Mentioned: Governed by Kings The Sidonians: Predictions Respecting: Partaking with the Other Nations of God's Judgments Tyre: City of Prophecies Relating To Tyre: Governed by Kings

Jeremiah 25:22

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