Jeremiah 25:21-23

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Footnotes

1. Jeremiah 25:21 sn See further Jer 49:7-22 for the judgment against Edom. Edom, Moab, and Ammon were east of Judah.
2. Jeremiah 25:21 sn See further Jer 48:1-47 for the judgment against Moab.
3. Jeremiah 25:21 sn See further Jer 49:1-6 for the judgment against Ammon.
4. Jeremiah 25:22 sn Tyre and Sidon are mentioned within the judgment on the Philistines in Jer 47:4. They were Phoenician cities to the north and west of Judah on the coast of the Mediterranean Sea in what is now Lebanon.
5. Jeremiah 25:22 sn The connection with Tyre and Sidon suggests that these were Phoenician colonies. See also Isa 23:2.
6. Jeremiah 25:23 sn Dedan and Tema are mentioned together in Isa 21:13-14 and located in the desert. They were in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, south and east of Ezion Geber. Buz is not mentioned anywhere else, and its location is unknown. Judgment against Dedan and Tema is mentioned in conjunction with the judgment on Edom in Jer 49:7-8.
7. Jeremiah 25:23 tn For the discussion regarding the meaning of the terms here, see the notes on 9:26.sn See Jer 9:26, where these are mentioned in connection with Moab, Edom, and Ammon.