And send them to the king of Edom, and to the king of Moab, and to the king of the Ammonites, and to the king of Tyrus, and to the king of Zidon, by the hand of the messengers which come to Jerusalem unto Zedekiah king of Judah;
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Interpretation
Jeremiah is to prepare a sign that all the neighbouring countries would be made subject to the king of Babylon. God asserts his right to dispose of kingdoms as he pleases.
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This thought runs through Jeremiah 27:1-5.
Glossary
- Ammon Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Amman.
- Edom Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Buseira.
- Jerusalem Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Jerusalem.
- Moab Place
- Biblical region. Modern identification: Kerak.
- Sidon Place
- A fishery, a town on the Mediterranean coast, about 25 miles north of Tyre. It received its name from the “first-born” of Canaan, the grandson of Noah ( Gen. 10:15 , 19). Modern identification: Sandikli archaeological site in Sidon.
- Tyre Place
- Biblical settlement. Modern identification: Tyre.
- Zedekiah Person
- Righteousness of Jehovah. (1. ) The last king of Judah.