Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners,
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Interpretation
The evil and the good events of life are often represented in Scripture as cups. Under this figure is represented the desolation then coming upon that part of the world, of which Nebuchadnezzar, who had just began to reign and act, was to be the instrument; but this destroying sword would come from the hand of God.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 25:20-24.
Glossary
- Buz Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: between Dedan and Kedar.
- Dedan Place
- A rose, an island to the south of the western extremity of Asia Minor, between Coos and Patara, about 46 miles long and 18 miles broad. Modern identification: Al Khuraybah.
- Tema Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tayma.