18 Jerusalem and the cities of Judah, its kings and its princes, to make them (A)a desolation, an astonishment, a hissing, and (B)a curse, as it is this day; 19 Pharaoh king of Egypt, his servants, his princes, and all his people; 20 all the mixed multitude, all the kings of (C)the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the (D)Philistines (namely, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and (E)the remnant of Ashdod); 21 (F)Edom, Moab, and the people of Ammon; 22 all the kings of (G)Tyre, all the kings of Sidon, and the kings of the coastlands which are across the (H)sea; 23 (I)Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners; 24 all the kings of Arabia and all the kings of the (J)mixed multitude who dwell in the desert; 25 all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of (K)Elam, and all the kings of the (L)Medes; 26 (M)all the kings of the north, far and near, one with another; and all the kingdoms of the world which are on the face of the earth. Also the king of [a]Sheshach shall drink after them.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:26 A code word for Babylon, Jer. 51:41

18 Jerusalem(A) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(B) and an object of horror and scorn,(C) a curse[a](D)—as they are today;(E) 19 Pharaoh king(F) of Egypt,(G) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(H) all the kings of the Philistines(I) (those of Ashkelon,(J) Gaza,(K) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod); 21 Edom,(L) Moab(M) and Ammon;(N) 22 all the kings of Tyre(O) and Sidon;(P) the kings of the coastlands(Q) across the sea; 23 Dedan,(R) Tema,(S) Buz(T) and all who are in distant places[b];(U) 24 all the kings of Arabia(V) and all the kings of the foreign people(W) who live in the wilderness; 25 all the kings of Zimri,(X) Elam(Y) and Media;(Z) 26 and all the kings of the north,(AA) near and far, one after the other—all the kingdoms(AB) on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshak[c](AC) will drink it too.

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed
  2. Jeremiah 25:23 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads
  3. Jeremiah 25:26 Sheshak is a cryptogram for Babylon.

12 (A)I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate; and among the cities that are laid waste, her cities shall be desolate forty years; and I will (B)scatter the Egyptians among the nations and disperse them throughout the countries.”

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12 I will make the land of Egypt desolate(A) among devastated lands, and her cities will lie desolate forty years among ruined cities. And I will disperse the Egyptians among the nations and scatter them through the countries.(B)

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