Bible Strands
Jeremiah 25:24
all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jeremiah delivers a prophetic judgment oracle against a catalog of foreign nations and tribal leaders. The list expands geographically from the Levant into the Arabian desert and Mesopotamian regions.
The words — עֲרָב ('a.Rav) translates literally to Arabia, and הָ/עֶ֔רֶב (ha./'E.rev) denotes the Arab[s] or desert-dwelling tribes. Both terms specify the geographic and ethnic scope of the listed rulers.
The thread — The phrase "all the kings of Arabia" echoes in 2 Chronicles 9:14 regarding tribute, while the catalog of nations parallels Jeremiah 25:20 and the judgment motif in Jeremiah 50:37.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that prophetic judgment encompasses specific political and tribal entities beyond Israel. It requires the reader to track the precise geographic boundaries of the oracle without adding unstated theological claims.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 9:14 not including the revenue from the merchants and traders. And all the Arabian kings and governors of the land also brought gold and silver to Solomon.
- Jeremiah 25:20 all the mixed tribes; all the kings of Uz; all the kings of the Philistines: Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and the remnant of Ashdod;
- Jeremiah 50:37 A sword is against her horses and chariots and against all the foreigners in her midst, and they will become like women. A sword is against her treasuries, and they will be plundered.
- Ezekiel 30:5 Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.
- Genesis 25:2 and she bore him Zimran, Jokshan, Medan, Midian, Ishbak, and Shuah.
- Genesis 25:12 This is the account of Abraham’s son Ishmael, whom Hagar the Egyptian, Sarah’s maidservant, bore to Abraham.
- Genesis 37:25 And as they sat down to eat a meal, they looked up and saw a caravan of Ishmaelites coming from Gilead. Their camels were carrying spices, balm, and myrrh on their way down to Egypt.
- 1 Kings 10:15 not including the revenue from the merchants, traders, and all the Arabian kings and governors of the land.
- Isaiah 21:13 This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites.
- Jeremiah 49:28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!