Jeremiah 25:25
New International Version
all the kings of Zimri, Elam and Media;

New Living Translation
and to the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media.

English Standard Version
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;

King James Bible
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

New King James Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

New American Standard Bible
and to all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

NASB 1995
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam and all the kings of Media;

NASB 1977
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

Legacy Standard Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media,

Amplified Bible
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam (Persia), and all the kings of Media;

Christian Standard Bible
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

American Standard Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

Contemporary English Version
Zimri, Elam, Media,

English Revised Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

International Standard Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;

Majority Standard Bible
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;

NET Bible
all the kings of Zimri; all the kings of Elam; all the kings of Media;

New Heart English Bible
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,

World English Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the kings of Zimri, "" And 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,

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the kings of Zambri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Medes:

Catholic Public Domain Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media,

New American Bible
all the kings of Zimri, of Elam, of the Medes;

New Revised Standard Version
all the kings of Zimri, all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of Media;
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And all the kings of Zimran and all the kings of Elam and all the kings of the Medes

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And to all Kings of Zemran and to all Kings of Ilaam and to all Kings of Media
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;

Brenton Septuagint Translation
and all the kings of Aelam, and all the kings of the Persians,

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
The Cup of God's Wrath
24all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mixed tribes who dwell in the desert; 25 all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media; 26all the kings of the north, both near and far, one after another—all the kingdoms on the face of the earth. And after all of them, the king of Sheshach will drink it too.…

Cross References
Ezekiel 30:5
Cush, Put, and Lud, and all the various peoples, as well as Libya and the men of the covenant land, will fall with Egypt by the sword.

Isaiah 19:1-4
This is the burden against Egypt: Behold, the LORD rides on a swift cloud; He is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt will tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians will melt within them. / “So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom. / Then the spirit of the Egyptians will be emptied out from among them, and I will frustrate their plans, so that they will resort to idols and spirits of the dead, to mediums and spiritists. ...

Isaiah 20:3-5
Then the LORD said, “Just as My servant Isaiah has gone naked and barefoot for three years as a sign and omen against Egypt and Cush, / so the king of Assyria will lead away the captives of Egypt and the exiles of Cush, young and old alike, naked and barefoot, with bared buttocks—to Egypt’s shame. / Those who made Cush their hope and Egypt their boast will be dismayed and ashamed.

Jeremiah 46:9
Advance, O horses! Race furiously, O chariots! Let the warriors come forth—Cush and Put carrying their shields, men of Lydia drawing the bow.

Ezekiel 38:5
Persia, Cush, and Put will accompany them, all with shields and helmets,

Daniel 11:43
He will gain control of the treasures of gold and silver and over all the riches of Egypt, and the Libyans and Cushites will also submit to him.

Isaiah 45:14
This is what the LORD says: “The products of Egypt and the merchandise of Cush, along with the Sabeans, men of stature, will come over to you and will be yours; they will trudge behind you; they will come over in chains and bow down to you. They will confess to you: ‘God is indeed with you, and there is no other; there is no other God.’”

2 Chronicles 12:2-4
In the fifth year of Rehoboam’s reign, because they had been unfaithful to the LORD, Shishak king of Egypt attacked Jerusalem / with 1,200 chariots, 60,000 horsemen, and countless troops who came with him out of Egypt—Libyans, Sukkites, and Cushites. / He captured the fortified cities of Judah and came as far as Jerusalem.

2 Kings 19:9
Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush: “Look, he has set out to fight against you.” So Sennacherib again sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

Nahum 3:9
Cush and Egypt were her boundless strength; Put and Libya were her allies.

Acts 2:10
Phrygia and Pamphylia, Egypt and the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome,

Acts 8:27
So he started out, and on his way he met an Ethiopian eunuch, a court official in charge of the entire treasury of Candace, queen of the Ethiopians. He had gone to Jerusalem to worship,

Revelation 11:8
Their bodies will lie in the street of the great city—figuratively called Sodom and Egypt—where their Lord was also crucified.

Revelation 18:3
All the nations have drunk the wine of the passion of her immorality. The kings of the earth were immoral with her, and the merchants of the earth have grown wealthy from the extravagance of her luxury.”

Matthew 2:15
where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”


Treasury of Scripture

And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,

Zimri.

Genesis 25:2
And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.

Elam.

Jeremiah 49:34
The word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet against Elam in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying,

Genesis 10:22
The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.

Genesis 14:1
And it came to pass in the days of Amraphel king of Shinar, Arioch king of Ellasar, Chedorlaomer king of Elam, and Tidal king of nations;

Medes.

Jeremiah 51:11,28
Make bright the arrows; gather the shields: the LORD hath raised up the spirit of the kings of the Medes: for his device is against Babylon, to destroy it; because it is the vengeance of the LORD, the vengeance of his temple…

Isaiah 13:17
Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and as for gold, they shall not delight in it.

Daniel 5:28
PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.

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Jeremiah 25
1. Jeremiah, reproving the Jews' disobedience to the prophets,
8. foretells the seventy years' captivity;
12. and after that, the destruction of Babylon.
15. Under the type of a cup of wine he foreshows the destruction of all nations.
34. The howling of the shepherds.














all the kings of Zimri
The mention of "all the kings of Zimri" refers to a region or people group that is not extensively detailed in other parts of the Bible, leading to some scholarly debate. The Hebrew root for Zimri could be linked to a nomadic tribe or a lesser-known kingdom. Historically, Zimri might have been a small, possibly transient, political entity. This phrase emphasizes the comprehensive nature of God's judgment, reaching even those who might seem insignificant or obscure. It serves as a reminder that no nation or leader is beyond the reach of divine sovereignty and accountability.

Elam
Elam was an ancient civilization located in what is now southwestern Iran. The Hebrew root for Elam is "עֵילָם" (Eylam), which is frequently mentioned in the Old Testament as a significant power. Elam's inclusion in this prophecy highlights its historical importance and its interactions with Israel and other neighboring nations. Archaeological findings have uncovered Elamite texts and artifacts, underscoring its rich cultural and political history. In the context of Jeremiah's prophecy, Elam represents the far-reaching scope of God's judgment, extending to powerful and influential nations.

Media
Media, known in Hebrew as "מָדַי" (Madai), was an ancient kingdom located in the region of present-day northwestern Iran. The Medes were known for their role in the downfall of the Assyrian Empire and later formed a significant part of the Medo-Persian Empire. The inclusion of Media in this verse underscores the breadth of God's judgment, as Media was a formidable power during Jeremiah's time. Historically, the Medes were known for their military prowess and strategic alliances. This reference serves as a reminder of the transient nature of earthly power and the ultimate authority of God over all nations.

(25) Zimri.--The name occurs nowhere else in the Bible or out of it as the name of a country. It is possibly connected with Zimran, the eldest son of Abraham by Keturah (Genesis 25:2), and points, therefore--as does its position here--to a nomad tribe in Arabia lying between the Red Sea, Arabia, and the Persian Gulf. The name Zabram occurs in Greek geographers as that of a city on the Red Sea west of Mecca, and there was a Zimara on the Upper Euphrates. "Elam," properly applied to the region of which Susa was the capital (Daniel 8:2), was extended by the Hebrew writers to the whole of Persia. (See Notes on Genesis 10:22; Genesis 14:1-12; Isaiah 21:2.) As in the last of these references, it is coupled here with Media.

Verse 25. - Zimri. The Zimri were a people to the northeast of Assyria, against whom various Assyrian kings waged war (Transactions of the Society of Biblical Archaeology, 1878, pp. 13, 15, 34; 'Records of the Past,' 5:41). Whether they axe to be connected with the Zimran of Genesis 25:2 seems doubtful; their locality hardly suits. Elam. Elam, one of the most ancient monarchies in the world (comp. Genesis 14.), is again coupled with Media in Isaiah 21:2. It was a region on the east of the lower Tigris, bounded westward by Babylonia, northward by Assyria and Media, southward by the Persian Gulf. To say that it is put either here or anywhere else in the Old Testament for the whole of Persia seems a mistake, as the Persians were hardly known before the time of Cyrus.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

the kings
מַלְכֵ֣י (mal·ḵê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Zimri,
זִמְרִ֗י (zim·rî)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2174: Zimri -- four Israelites

Elam,
עֵילָ֔ם (‘ê·lām)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5867: Elam -- a son of Shem, also his descendants and their country

and
וְאֵ֖ת (wə·’êṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

Media;
מָדָֽי׃ (mā·ḏāy)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 4074: Media -- a son of Japheth, also his descendants and their land


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