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Jeremiah 25:1

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The word that came to Jeremiah concerning all the people of Judah, in the fourth year of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah, king of Judah (the same was the first year of Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon),

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These places span Judah and Jerusalem, neighboring Levantine and Arabian peoples, Egypt, and eastern powers such as Elam and Media; Babylon and Chaldea denote the imperial power God would use in judgment. In Jeremiah 25’s wider oracle, their inclusion shows that the Lord’s judgment extends beyond Judah to all surrounding

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Jeremiah 25:1 mentions Ammon, Arabia, Ashdod, Ashkelon, Babylon, Chaldea, Dedan, Edom, Egypt, Ekron, Elam, Gaza, Jerusalem, Media, Moab, Sheshach, Sidon, Tema and Tyre.

Ammon · Berthold Werner
Arabia · Peter Dowley
Ashdod · Yairapple
Ashkelon · Hanay

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