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Jeremiah 25:23 Cross-References
Explore 11 cross-references for Jeremiah 25:23 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Jeremiah chapter 25 verse 23 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners, that: Heb. cut off into corners, or, having the corners of the hair polled”
Jeremiah 25:23 (KJV)
Commentary on Jeremiah 25:23
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners. These Arabian peoples represent distant territories far from Israel. Dedan and Tema were Arabian trading communities (Isaiah 21:13-14, Ezekiel 27:20); Buz was Nahor's son (Genesis 22:21), possibly related to Job's friend Elihu the Buzite (Job 32:2). The phrase kol-qĕṣûṣê pēʾâ (כָּל־קְצוּצֵי פֵאָה, all who cut the corners) likely refers to Arabian tribes who practiced distinctive hair-cutting (Jeremiah 9:26, 49:32), possibly pagan religious practice forbidden to Israel (Leviticus 19:27).The inclusion of these remote peoples empha...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Jeremiah 25:23
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“and Judah”
“turn back”
“and the multitude of their livestock a spoil: and I will scatter to all winds those who have the corners [of their hair] cut off; and I will bring their calamity from every side of them”
“Buz his brother”
“The troops of Tema looked”
“Tema”
“I will stretch out my hand on Edom”
“you caravans of Dedanites.”
“and Dumah”
“Dedan was thy merchant in precious clothes for chariots.”