Jeremiah 25:23,36 - Compare All Versions

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Dedan, Tema, Buz and all who are in distant places

Hear the cry of the shepherds, the wailing of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who cut the corners of their hair

A voice—the cry of the shepherds, and the wail of the lords of the flock! For the LORD is laying waste their pasture

I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.

Listen to the frantic cries of the shepherds. The leaders of the flock are wailing in despair, for the LORD is ruining their pastures.

Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all those who clip the hair on their temples; 

Hear the sound of the shepherds’ cry, the wail of the leaders of the flock, for the LORD is destroying their pasture.

Dedan, and Tema, and Buz, and all that are in the utmost corners

A voice of the cry of the shepherds, and an howling of the principal of the flock, shall be heard: for the LORD hath spoiled their pasture.

Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who are in the farthest corners

A voice of the cry of the shepherds, And a wailing of the leaders to the flock will be heard. For the LORD has plundered their pasture

I took the cup from GOD’s hand and made them drink it, all the nations to which he sent me: Jerusalem and the towns of Judah, along with their kings and leaders, turning them into a vast wasteland, a horror to look at, a cussword—which, in fact, they now are; Pharaoh king of Egypt with his attendants and leaders, plus all his people and the melting pot of foreigners collected there; All the kings of Uz; All the kings of the Philistines from Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what’s left of Ashdod; Edom, Moab, and the Ammonites; All the kings of Tyre, Sidon, and the coastlands across the sea; Dedan, Tema, Buz, and the nomads on the fringe of the desert; All the kings of Arabia and the various Bedouin sheiks and chieftains wandering about in the desert; All the kings of Zimri, Elam, and the Medes; All the kings from the north countries near and far, one by one; All the kingdoms on planet Earth . . .  And the king of Sheshak (that is, Babylon) will be the last to drink.

Wail, shepherds! Cry out for help! Grovel in the dirt, you masters of flocks! Time’s up—you’re slated for the slaughterhouse, like a choice ram with its throat cut. There’s no way out for the rulers, no escape for those shepherds. Hear that? Rulers crying for help, shepherds of the flock wailing! GOD is about to ravage their fine pastures. The peaceful sheepfolds will be silent with death, silenced by GOD’s deadly anger. God will come out into the open like a lion leaping from its cover, And the country will be torn to pieces, ripped and ravaged by his anger.

and to Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who trim the corners of their hair

“Hear the sound of the cry of the shepherds, And the wailing of the masters of the flock! For the LORD is destroying their pasture

Dedan, Tema, Buz [the neighboring tribes north of Arabia], and all who clip off the side-growth of their hair; [Lev 19:27; Jer 9:26]

“A voice! The cry of the shepherds And the wailing of the masters of the flock! For the LORD is destroying their pasture

the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz, all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples

Listen to the cries of anguish of the leaders. Listen to the wails of the shepherds of the flocks. They are wailing because the LORD is about to destroy their lands.