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Jeremiah 25:25

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25:25 all the kings of Zimri; 1  all the kings of Elam; 2  all the kings of Media; 3 

Jeremiah 25:22

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25:22 all the kings of Tyre, 4  all the kings of Sidon; 5  all the kings of the coastlands along the sea; 6 
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[25:25]  1 sn The kingdom of Zimri is mentioned nowhere else, so its location is unknown.

[25:25]  2 sn See further Jer 49:34-39 for judgment against Elam.

[25:25]  3 sn Elam and Media were east of Babylon; Elam in the south and Media in the north. They were in what is now western Iran.

[25:22]  4 map For location see Map1 A2; Map2 G2; Map4 A1; JP3 F3; JP4 F3.

[25:22]  5 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.

[25:22]  6 sn The connection with Tyre and Sidon suggests that these were Phoenician colonies. See also Isa 23:2.



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