18 To (A)Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, and its kings and its officials, to make them places of ruins, objects of horror, [a]hissing, and a curse, as it is this day; 19 To (B)Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his officials, and all his people; 20 and to all the (C)foreign [b]people, all the kings of the (D)land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the (E)Philistines (that is, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of (F)Ashdod);

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 Or whistling
  2. Jeremiah 25:20 Or mercenaries

18 Jerusalem(A) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(B) and an object of horror and scorn,(C) a curse[a](D)—as they are today;(E) 19 Pharaoh king(F) of Egypt,(G) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(H) all the kings of the Philistines(I) (those of Ashkelon,(J) Gaza,(K) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed