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Jeremiah 25:21

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 25:21 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
Jeremiah 25:21 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
18[to wit], Jerusalem, and the cities of Judah, and the kings thereof, and the princes thereof, to make them a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and a curse, as it is this day;
19Pharaoh king of Egypt, and his servants, and his princes, and all his people;
20and all the mingled people, and all the kings of the land of the Uz, and all the kings of the Philistines, and Ashkelon, and Gaza, and Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
21Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon;
22and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
23Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners [of their hair] cut off;
24and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness;
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Edom, and Moab, and the children of Ammon.] All well known and implacable enemies of Israel. The Edomites descended from Esau; and the Moabites and Ammonites from Moab and Ammon, the two sons of Lot by his daughters. Their destruction is prophesied of in the forty eighth and forty ninth chapters.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Edom . . . Moab . . . Ammon--joined together, as being related to Israel (see Jer. 48:1-49:39).”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“25:21-22 The small nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon were east and southeast of the Dead Sea. The Phoenician cities of Tyre and Sidon were to the northwest, along the Mediterranean Sea. The regions across the sea were probably the islands of Cyprus and Crete.”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Edom: Jer 27:3, 49:7-22; Psa 137:7; Isa. 34:1-17, Isa 63:1-6; Lam 4:21, Lam 4:22; Eze 25:12-14, Eze 32:29, Eze 35:1-15; Amo 1:11, Amo 1:12; Obad. 1:1-16, Oba 1:18; Mal 1:2-4 Moab: Jer 9:26, 48:1-47; Isa. 15:1-16:14, Isa 25:10; Eze 25:8-11; Amo 2:1-3; Zep 2:8-10 the: Jer 49:1-6; Eze 25:2-7; Amo 1:13-15 Jeremiah 25:22”
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