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New Living Translation

Jeremiah 25:25

and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Cup;   Government;   Israel, Prophecies Concerning;   Nation;   Zimri;   Thompson Chain Reference - Elam;   Nebuchadnezzar;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Edomites, the;   Ishmaelites, the;   Sidonians, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Babylon;   Egypt;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Persia;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Eternal Punishment;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jeremiah;   Medes;   Prophet;   Zimri;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Elam;   Jeremiah;   Medes, Media;   Zimran;   Zimri;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elam;   Greek Versions of Ot;   Medes, Media;   Zimri;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elam ;   Medes, Media ;   Zimri ;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elam;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeremi'ah, Book of;   Medes, Me'dia;   Zim'ri;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Cup;   Jeremiah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elam;   Jeremiah (2);   Medes;   Zimran;   Zimri (1);   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Elam;   Media;   Zimri;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
all the kings of Zimri,
Hebrew Names Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of `Elam, and all the kings of the Madai;
King James Version
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
English Standard Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
New American Standard Bible
and to all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
New Century Version
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
Amplified Bible
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam (Persia), and all the kings of Media;
World English Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And all the Kings of Zimri, and all the Kings of Elam, and all the Kings of the Medes,
Legacy Standard Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media,
Berean Standard Bible
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
Contemporary English Version
Zimri, Elam, Media,
Complete Jewish Bible
all the kings of Zimri, of ‘Eilam and of the Medes;
Darby Translation
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Easy-to-Read Version
I made all the kings from Zimri, Elam, and Media drink from the cup.
George Lamsa Translation
And all the kings of Zimran and all the kings of Elam and all the kings of the Medes
Lexham English Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
Literal Translation
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
all the kinges of Simri, all the kinges of Elam, all ye kinges of the Meedes,
American Standard Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Bible in Basic English
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
JPS Old Testament (1917)
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
King James Version (1611)
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes:
Bishop's Bible (1568)
All the kinges of Zimri, al the kinges of Elam, all the kinges of the Medes,
English Revised Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and to alle the kingis of Zambri, and to alle the kingis of Elam, and to alle the kyngis of Medeis; and to alle the kingis of the north,
Update Bible Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Webster's Bible Translation
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
New English Translation
all the kings of Zimri; all the kings of Elam; all the kings of Media;
New King James Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
New Life Bible
I was sent to all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, all the kings of Media,
New Revised Standard
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the kings of Zambri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes:
Revised Standard Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
Young's Literal Translation
And all the kings of Zimri, And all the kings of Elam, And all the kings of Media,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam and all the kings of Media;

Contextual Overview

15 This is what the Lord , the God of Israel, said to me: "Take from my hand this cup filled to the brim with my anger, and make all the nations to whom I send you drink from it. 16 When they drink from it, they will stagger, crazed by the warfare I will send against them." 17 So I took the cup of anger from the Lord and made all the nations drink from it—every nation to which the Lord sent me. 18 I went to Jerusalem and the other towns of Judah, and their kings and officials drank from the cup. From that day until this, they have been a desolate ruin, an object of horror, contempt, and cursing. 19 I gave the cup to Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his attendants, his officials, and all his people, 20 along with all the foreigners living in that land. I also gave it to all the kings of the land of Uz and the kings of the Philistine cities of Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod. 21 Then I gave the cup to the nations of Edom, Moab, and Ammon, 22 and the kings of Tyre and Sidon, and the kings of the regions across the sea. 23 I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places. 24 I gave it to the kings of Arabia, the kings of the nomadic tribes of the desert,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Zimri: Genesis 25:2, Zimran

Elam: Jeremiah 49:34-39, Genesis 10:22, Genesis 14:1, Isaiah 11:11, Isaiah 22:6, Ezekiel 32:24, Daniel 8:2

Medes: Jeremiah 51:11, Jeremiah 51:28, Isaiah 13:17, Daniel 5:28

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 1:17 - Elam 1 Chronicles 2:6 - Zimri Ezra 4:9 - Elamites Jeremiah 49:30 - for

Cross-References

Genesis 27:11
"But look," Jacob replied to Rebekah, "my brother, Esau, is a hairy man, and my skin is smooth.
Genesis 27:16
She covered his arms and the smooth part of his neck with the skin of the young goats.
Genesis 27:23
But he did not recognize Jacob, because Jacob's hands felt hairy just like Esau's. So Isaac prepared to bless Jacob.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all the kings of Zimri,.... Of Arabia Felix, so called from Zimran, a son of Abraham by Keturah, Genesis 25:2; the same whom Pliny n calls Zamerenes;

and all the kings of Elam; or Persia; who are prophesied against in

Jeremiah 49:34;

and all the kings of the Medes; who commonly go together with the Persians.

n Nat. Hist. I. 6. c. 28.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Zimri - Probably a district between Arabia and Persia. “Elam” is put in Scripture for the whole of Persia.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Jeremiah 25:25. Zimri — Descendants of Abraham, by Keturah, Genesis 25:2; Genesis 25:6.

Elam — Called Elymais by the Greeks, was on the south frontier of Media, to the north of Susiana, not far from Babylon.


 
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