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Jeremiah 25:22

Old Testament Major Prophet ASV (1901)

What does Jeremiah 25:22 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and all the kings of Tyre, and all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the isle which is beyond the sea;
Jeremiah 25:22 — American Standard Version

Context — Jeremiah 25

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
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;
25and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
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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
“And all the kings of Tyrus, and all the kings of Zidon, etc.] Two very ancient cities in Phoenicia, frequently mentioned together in Scripture, being near each other. Their ruin is foretold in (<244704>Jeremiah 47:4); and the kings of the isles which [are] beyond the sea; which some understand of Greece and Italy; others of Rhodes, Cyprus, and Crete, and other islands in the Mediterranean sea; the Cyclades, as Jerom: but the words may be rendered, “and the kings of the country by the seaside”; and may design those that dwell upon the coast of the Mediterranean sea.”
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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
“all the kings of Tyrus--the petty kings of the various dependencies of Tyre. isles--a term including all maritime regions (Psa 72:10).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“The isles - Rightly explained in the margin; it probably refers here to Cyprus. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“Beyond the sea - Probably those parts of Syria that coasted upon the mid - land sea. Jeremiah 25:23”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Tyrus: Jer 27:3, Jer 47:4; Ezek. 26:1-21, 27:1-36, 28:1-19, Eze 29:18; Amo 1:9, Amo 1:10; Zac 9:2-4 Zidon: Eze 28:22, Eze 28:23, Eze 32:30; Joe 3:4-8 isles which are beyond the sea: or, region by the sea side, Jer 49:23-27; Amo 1:3-5; Zac 9:1 Jeremiah 25:23”
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