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Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all who have the corners [of their hair] cut off;
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God's Judgment Reaches All
Commentators identify Dedan, Tema, and Buz as real peoples in the Arabian desert, some descended from Abraham. By including these remote nations, Jeremiah illustrates that God's judgment through Babylon was not limited to Israel's immediate neighbors but would extend to the farthest corners of the known world. No nation was too distant to escape accountability.
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Jeremiah
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Dedan - See the Isaiah 21:13 note.
Buz - See Job 32:2 note.
All that are ... - See the marginal reference note.
19th Century
Anglican
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz. — From the west we pass again to the east, the first two districts lying to the south-east of Edom, the …
16th Century
Protestant
I will now only briefly touch on the extreme ones in a corner, or those bounded by a corner, who were almost unknown to the Jews because o…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Dedan, and Tema, and Buz These seem to be places in Edom or Idumea, whose destruction Jeremiah prophesies in ([Refer…
The evil and good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that …
13th Century
Catholic
Here, the predicted threat is revealed through a symbolic vision. This revelation is presented in two parts:
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