Jeremiah 25:23

25:23 the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, ¹  all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples; ² 

Jeremiah 49:32

49:32 Their camels will be taken as plunder.

Their vast herds will be taken as spoil.

I will scatter to the four winds

those desert peoples who cut their hair short at the temples. ³ 

I will bring disaster against them

from every direction,” says the Lord. ⁴ 

[25:23]  ¹ sn Dedan and Tema are mentioned together in Isa 21:13-14 and located in the desert. They were located 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 47:7-8.

[25:23]  ² tn For the discussion regarding the meaning of the terms here see the notes on 9:26.

[49:32]  ³ tn See the translator’s note at Jer 9:26 and compare the usage in 9:26 and 25:23.

[49:32]  ⁴ tn Heb “Oracle of the Lord.”