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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who are in distant places;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all <i>that are</i> in the utmost corners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/jeremiah/25.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all <i>who are</i> in the farthest corners;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />and <i>to</i> Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who trim the corners <i>of their hair;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />and Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who cut the corners of their hair;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/jeremiah/25.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />and Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners <i>of their hair;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />and Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners <i>of their hair</i>,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/jeremiah/25.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz [the neighboring tribes north of Arabia], and all who clip off the side-growth <i>of their hair;</i><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/jeremiah/25.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all those who clip the hair on their temples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/jeremiah/25.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all those who shave their temples; <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/jeremiah/25.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/jeremiah/25.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair polled;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/jeremiah/25.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who shave the hair on their foreheads;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/jeremiah/25.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and those who shave the corners of their beards;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/jeremiah/25.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/jeremiah/25.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/jeremiah/25.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/jeremiah/25.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have the corners of their beard cut off; <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/jeremiah/25.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, "" And all cutting the corners [of the beard],<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/jeremiah/25.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, And all cutting the corners of the beard,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/jeremiah/25.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Dedan and Tema, and Buz, and all the cutting off the extremity,<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/jeremiah/25.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And Dedan, and Thema, and Buz, and all that have their hair cut round. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/jeremiah/25.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />and Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all those who have shaved off their hair,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/jeremiah/25.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Dedan and Tema and Buz, all the desert dwellers who shave their temples;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/jeremiah/25.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who have shaven temples;<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/jeremiah/25.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Deran and Tema and Buz and all of those who cut their beards<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/jeremiah/25.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And to Daran and to Timna and to Buuz and to all who cut the beards<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/jeremiah/25.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that have the corners of their hair polled;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/jeremiah/25.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />and Daedan, and Thaeman, and Ros, and every one that is shaved round about the face,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/5k55c51ZGhs?start=7487" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/jeremiah/25.htm">The Cup of God's Wrath</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">22</span>all the kings of Tyre and Sidon; the kings of the coastlands across the sea; <span class="reftext">23</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1719.htm" title="1719: də·ḏān (N-proper-ms) -- Or Ddaneh; of uncertain derivation; Dedan, the name of two Cushites and of their territory.">Dedan,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/8485.htm" title="8485: tê·mā (N-proper-fs) -- Or Temao; probably of foreign derivation; Tema, a son of Ishmael, and the region settled by him.">Tema,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/938.htm" title="938: būz (N-proper-ms) -- Two Isr. The same as buwz; Buz, the name of a son of Nahor, and of an Israelite.">Buz,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">and all</a> <a href="/hebrew/7112.htm" title="7112: qə·ṣū·ṣê (V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-mpc) -- Cut off. A primitive root; to chop off.">who cut</a> <a href="/hebrew/6285.htm" title="6285: p̄ê·’āh (N-fs) -- Corner, side. Feminine of poh; properly, mouth in a figurative sense, i.e. Direction, region, extremity.">the corners of their hair;</a> </span><span class="reftext">24</span>all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert;…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13-17</a></span><br />This is the burden against Arabia: In the thickets of Arabia you must lodge, O caravans of Dedanites. / Bring water for the thirsty, O dwellers of Tema; meet the refugees with food. / For they flee from the sword—the sword that is drawn—from the bow that is bent, and from the stress of battle. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm">Ezekiel 25:13</a></span><br />therefore this is what the Lord GOD says: I will stretch out My hand against Edom and cut off from it both man and beast. I will make it a wasteland, and from Teman to Dedan they will fall by the sword.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/1-12.htm">Amos 1:12</a></span><br />So I will send fire upon Teman to consume the citadels of Bozrah.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/obadiah/1-9.htm">Obadiah 1:9</a></span><br />Then your mighty men, O Teman, will be terrified, so that everyone in the mountains of Esau will be cut down in the slaughter.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/1-35.htm">1 Chronicles 1:35-36</a></span><br />The sons of Esau: Eliphaz, Reuel, Jeush, Jalam, and Korah. / The sons of Eliphaz: Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz; and by Timna, Amalek.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/36-11.htm">Genesis 36:11-12</a></span><br />The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz. / Additionally, Timna, a concubine of Esau’s son Eliphaz, gave birth to Amalek. These are the grandsons of Esau’s wife Adah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19</a></span><br />The caravans of Tema look for water; the travelers of Sheba hope to find it.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/34-5.htm">Isaiah 34:5-6</a></span><br />When My sword has drunk its fill in the heavens, then it will come down upon Edom, upon the people I have devoted to destruction. / The sword of the LORD is bathed in blood. It drips with fat—with the blood of lambs and goats, with the fat of the kidneys of rams. For the LORD has a sacrifice in Bozrah, a great slaughter in the land of Edom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/49-7.htm">Jeremiah 49:7-22</a></span><br />Concerning Edom, this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Is there no longer wisdom in Teman? Has counsel perished from the prudent? Has their wisdom decayed? / Turn and run! Lie low, O dwellers of Dedan, for I will bring disaster on Esau at the time I punish him. / If grape gatherers came to you, would they not leave some gleanings? Were thieves to come in the night, would they not steal only what they wanted? ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/35-1.htm">Ezekiel 35:1-15</a></span><br />Moreover, the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, set your face against Mount Seir and prophesy against it, / and declare that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Mount Seir. I will stretch out My hand against you and make you a desolate waste. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-3.htm">Malachi 1:3-4</a></span><br />but Esau I have hated, and I have made his mountains a wasteland and left his inheritance to the desert jackals.” / Though Edom may say, “We have been devastated, but we will rebuild the ruins,” this is what the LORD of Hosts says: “They may build, but I will demolish. They will be called the Land of Wickedness, and a people with whom the LORD is indignant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/9-13.htm">Romans 9:13</a></span><br />So it is written: “Jacob I loved, but Esau I hated.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Matthew 11:21-24</a></span><br />“Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Sodom, it would have remained to this day. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Luke 10:13-15</a></span><br />Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago, sitting in sackcloth and ashes. / But it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon at the judgment than for you. / And you, Capernaum, will you be lifted up to heaven? No, you will be brought down to Hades!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/6-11.htm">Mark 6:11</a></span><br />If anyone will not welcome you or listen to you, shake the dust off your feet when you leave that place, as a testimony against them.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,</p><p class="hdg">Dedan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Jeremiah 49:8</a></b></br> Flee ye, turn back, dwell deep, O inhabitants of Dedan; for I will bring the calamity of Esau upon him, the time <i>that</i> I will visit him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/10-7.htm">Genesis 10:7</a></b></br> And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtecha: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Genesis 22:21</a></b></br> Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,</p><p class="hdg">in the utmost corners.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/9-1.htm">Jeremiah 9:1</a></b></br> Oh that my head were waters, and mine eyes a fountain of tears, that I might weep day and night for the slain of the daughter of my people!</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/26-1.htm">Jeremiah 26:1</a></b></br> In the beginning of the reign of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah came this word from the LORD, saying,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Jeremiah 49:32</a></b></br> And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them <i>that are</i> in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/isaiah/50-6.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/5-14.htm">Buz</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/22-14.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/18-14.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-19.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/jeremiah/16-6.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/24-9.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Polled</a> <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Tema</a> <a href="/jeremiah/9-26.htm">Utmost</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Beard</a> <a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Buz</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Corners</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-37.htm">Cut</a> <a href="/jeremiah/30-23.htm">Cutting</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-8.htm">Dedan</a> <a href="/jeremiah/31-10.htm">Distant</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-31.htm">Ends</a> <a href="/jeremiah/48-37.htm">Hair</a> <a href="/jeremiah/26-10.htm">Places</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Polled</a> <a href="/genesis/25-15.htm">Tema</a> <a href="/jeremiah/49-32.htm">Utmost</a><div class="vheading2">Jeremiah 25</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-1.htm">Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-8.htm">foretells the seventy years' captivity;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-12.htm">and after that, the destruction of Babylon.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-15.htm">Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">34. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/jeremiah/25-34.htm">The howling of the shepherds.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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Historically, Dedan was known for its trade routes and connections with other ancient civilizations. The mention of Dedan in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a> highlights its significance as a trading hub. In biblical prophecy, Dedan is often associated with judgment due to its alliances and interactions with nations opposed to Israel. The reference here serves as a reminder of God's sovereignty over all nations, regardless of their economic or political power.<p><b>Tema</b><br>Tema was an oasis town in the Arabian Desert, known for its strategic location on trade routes. It is mentioned in the Bible as a place of refuge and rest (<a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm">Isaiah 21:14</a>). The inclusion of Tema in this passage underscores the widespread nature of God's judgment, reaching even remote and seemingly secure locations. The people of Tema were known for their wisdom and hospitality, yet they too were subject to divine accountability.<p><b>Buz</b><br>Buz is less frequently mentioned in the Bible, but it is identified as a region or tribe related to the descendants of Nahor, Abraham's brother (<a href="/genesis/22-21.htm">Genesis 22:21</a>). The mention of Buz in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a> suggests that even those with ancestral ties to the patriarchs are not exempt from judgment. This serves as a warning that heritage alone does not guarantee divine favor, emphasizing the need for righteousness and obedience to God.<p><b>and all who cut the corners of their hair</b><br>This phrase refers to a specific cultural practice among certain ancient Near Eastern peoples, possibly indicating mourning rituals or religious customs. In <a href="/leviticus/19-27.htm">Leviticus 19:27</a>, Israelites are commanded not to cut the corners of their hair, distinguishing them from surrounding nations. The inclusion of this practice in <a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23</a> highlights the judgment on those who engage in idolatrous or pagan customs, contrasting them with the covenantal identity of Israel. It serves as a call to holiness and separation from practices that are contrary to God's commands.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedan.htm">Dedan</a></b><br>A region and people located in the Arabian Peninsula, often associated with trade and commerce. Dedan is mentioned in various biblical texts as a trading partner and sometimes as a recipient of judgment.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/tema.htm">Tema</a></b><br>Another location in the Arabian Peninsula, known for its oasis and as a caravan stop. Tema is often associated with wisdom and is mentioned in the context of judgment and prophecy.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/b/buz.htm">Buz</a></b><br>A lesser-known region or people, possibly related to the descendants of Nahor, Abraham's brother. Buz is mentioned in the context of judgment, indicating its inclusion in the broader scope of God's message through Jeremiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/all_who_cut_the_corners_of_their_hair.htm">All who cut the corners of their hair</a></b><br>This phrase refers to a specific cultural or religious practice, possibly indicating a group of people who followed certain pagan rituals. The practice is often associated with idolatry or non-Israelite customs.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_over_nations.htm">God's Sovereignty Over Nations</a></b><br>The inclusion of Dedan, Tema, and Buz in Jeremiah's prophecy underscores God's authority over all nations, not just Israel. This reminds us that God's plans and judgments encompass the entire world.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/cultural_practices_and_idolatry.htm">Cultural Practices and Idolatry</a></b><br>The reference to those who "cut the corners of their hair" serves as a warning against adopting cultural practices that lead away from God. Believers are called to discern and avoid practices that conflict with their faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_universality_of_god's_message.htm">The Universality of God's Message</a></b><br>Jeremiah's prophecy is a reminder that God's message is universal. It calls us to share the gospel with all people, recognizing that God's love and judgment apply to everyone.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_repentance.htm">The Importance of Repentance</a></b><br>The judgment pronounced on these nations serves as a call to repentance. It encourages us to examine our own lives and turn away from practices that separate us from God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_jeremiah_25.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Jeremiah 25</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_hell_appear.htm">How does hell appear?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_ishmael's_lineage_claim.htm">Is there historical or archaeological evidence supporting the lineage claim of Ishmael (Genesis 16:10–11)? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_this_align_with_2_kings_25_22-26.htm">How does this account align with or contradict the parallel narrative in 2 Kings 25:22-26 regarding Gedaliah's murder?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_felix_in_the_bible.htm">Where is the Land of Uz located?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/jeremiah/25.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(23) <span class= "bld">Dedan, and Tema, and Buz.</span>--From the west we pass again to the east, the first two districts lying to the south-east of Edom, the last probably in the same region. For Dedan see <a href="/genesis/10-7.htm" title="And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabtah, and Raamah, and Sabtechah: and the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.">Genesis 10:7</a>; <a href="/genesis/25-3.htm" title="And Jokshan begat Sheba, and Dedan. And the sons of Dedan were Asshurim, and Letushim, and Leummim.">Genesis 25:3</a>; <a href="/genesis/25-2.htm" title="And she bore him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.">Genesis 25:2</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-9.htm" title="And the sons of Cush; Seba, and Havilah, and Sabta, and Raamah, and Sabtecha. And the sons of Raamah; Sheba, and Dedan.">1Chronicles 1:9</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/1-32.htm" title="Now the sons of Keturah, Abraham's concubine: she bore Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah. And the sons of Jokshan; Sheba, and Dedan.">1Chronicles 1:32</a>; <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm" title="The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanim.">Isaiah 21:13</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/25-13.htm" title="Therefore thus said the Lord GOD; I will also stretch out my hand on Edom, and will cut off man and beast from it; and I will make it desolate from Teman; and they of Dedan shall fall by the sword.">Ezekiel 25:13</a>. For Tema, on the modern pilgrims' road from Damascus to Mecca, see <a href="/isaiah/21-14.htm" title="The inhabitants of the land of Tema brought water to him that was thirsty, they prevented with their bread him that fled.">Isaiah 21:14</a>; <a href="/job/6-19.htm" title="The troops of Tema looked, the companies of Sheba waited for them.">Job 6:19</a>. For Buz see <a href="/genesis/22-21.htm" title="Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram,">Genesis 22:21</a>. The fact that the "travelling companies of Dedanim" (<a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm" title="The burden on Arabia. In the forest in Arabia shall you lodge, O you traveling companies of Dedanim.">Isaiah 21:13</a>) carried on the trade between Tyre and Arabia (<a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm" title="The men of Dedan were your merchants; many isles were the merchandise of your hand: they brought you for a present horns of ivory and ebony.">Ezekiel 27:15</a>) accounts in part for their mention here. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/jeremiah/25.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 23.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Dedan, and Tema, and Buz.</span> Three tribes of North Arabia, bordering on Edom. The two former are mentioned as commercial peoples in <a href="/isaiah/21-13.htm">Isaiah 21:13, 14</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/27-15.htm">Ezekiel 27:15, 20</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/38-13.htm">Ezekiel 38:13</a>; <a href="/job/6-19.htm">Job 6:19</a>. Elihu, Job's youngest friend, was of Bus (<a href="/job/32-2.htm">Job 32:2</a>). <span class="cmt_word">All that are in the utmost corners</span>; rather, <span class="accented">all the corner-clipped</span> (see on Jeremiah 9:26). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Dedan,</span><br /><span class="heb">דְּדָ֤ן</span> <span class="translit">(də·ḏān)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1719.htm">Strong's 1719: </a> </span><span class="str2">Dedan -- a descendant of Ham, also a descendant of Abraham</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Tema,</span><br /><span class="heb">תֵּימָא֙</span> <span class="translit">(tê·mā)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8485.htm">Strong's 8485: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tema -- a son of Ishmael, also his descendants and the region settled by them</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Buz,</span><br /><span class="heb">בּ֔וּז</span> <span class="translit">(būz)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_938.htm">Strong's 938: </a> </span><span class="str2">Buz -- two Israelites</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and all</span><br /><span class="heb">כָּל־</span> <span class="translit">(kāl-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who cut</span><br /><span class="heb">קְצוּצֵ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(qə·ṣū·ṣê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7112.htm">Strong's 7112: </a> </span><span class="str2">To chop off</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the corners [of their hair];</span><br /><span class="heb">פֵאָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(p̄ê·’āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6285.htm">Strong's 6285: </a> </span><span class="str2">Mouth, direction, region, extremity</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/jeremiah/25-23.htm">Jeremiah 25:23 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/jeremiah/25-23.htm">OT Prophets: Jeremiah 25:23 Dedan and Tema and Buz and all (Jer.) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/jeremiah/25-22.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:22"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:22" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/jeremiah/25-24.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Jeremiah 25:24"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Jeremiah 25:24" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>