Jeremiah 25:24

“And all the kings of Arabia, etc.] Of Arabia Petraea; and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert; the other Arabians or mixed people, that dwell in Arabia Deserta, as the Scenites, Nomades, Kedarenes, and others; and so the Targum, “and all the kings of the Arabians, that dwell in tents in the desert.” Of these, see the prophecy in (<244928>Jeremiah 49:28,29).”

“mingled people--not in the same sense as in Jer 25:20; the "motley crowd," so called in contempt (compare Jer 49:28, Jer 49:31; Jer 50:37). By a different pointing it may be translated the "Arabs"; but the repetition of the name is not likely. BLANEY thinks there were two divisions of what we call Arabia, the west (Araba) and the east. The west included Arabia-PetrÃ&brvbra and the parts on the sea bordering on Egypt, the land of Cush; the east, Arabia-Felix and Deserta. The latter are "the mixed race" inhabiting the desert.”

“Arabia - That part which bordered on Palestine, and was inhabited mainly by Ishmaelites. The mingled people - Compare the Jeremiah 25:20 note. In Arabia there seem to have been many tribes of Cushite origin, who by intermarriage with other tribes had become of mixed blood. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Arabia: Kg1 10:15; Ch2 9:14; Isa 21:13; Eze 27:21 the mingled: Jer 25:20, Jer 49:28-33, Jer 50:37; Gen 25:2-4, Gen 25:12-16, Gen 37:25-28; Eze 30:5 Jeremiah 25:25”