Jeremiah 25:18-26

Jeremiah 25:18-26

[18] To wit, Jerusalem,  and the cities  of Judah,  and the kings  thereof, and the princes  thereof, to make  them a desolation,  an astonishment,  an hissing,  and a curse;  as it is this day;  [19] Pharaoh  king  of Egypt,  and his servants,  and his princes,  and all his people;  [20] people, and all the kings  of the land  of Uz,  and all the kings  of the land  of the Philistines,  and Ashkelon,  and Azzah,  and Ekron,  and the remnant  of Ashdod,  [21] Edom,  and Moab,  and the children  of Ammon,  [22] And all the kings  of Tyrus,  and all the kings  of Zidon,  and the kings  of the isles  which are beyond  the sea,  [23] Dedan,  and Tema,  and Buz,  and all that are in the utmost  corners,  [24] And all the kings  of Arabia,  and all the kings  that dwell  in the desert,  [25] And all the kings  of Zimri,  and all the kings  of Elam,  and all the kings  of the Medes,  [26] And all the kings  of the north,  far  and near,  one  with another,  and all the kingdoms  of the world,  which are upon the face  of the earth:  and the king  of Sheshach  shall drink  after 

What does Jeremiah 25:18-26 Mean?

Contextual Meaning

Jeremiah sent messages of judgment to Jerusalem and Judah, Egypt, the land of Uz (to the east, Job 1:1), Philistia, Edom, Moab, Ammon, Tyre and Sidon and their colonies in the Mediterranean, the desert areas of Dedan and Tema (both southeast of Edom), Buz (possibly in northern Arabia), some desert Arab tribes and nations, Zimri (perhaps between Arabia and Persia), Elam and Media (east of the Tigris River), other nations farther north and everywhere else, and Babylon. The name "Sheshach" ( Jeremiah 25:26) is apparently a code name for Babylon that the writer may have used when writing under Babylonian scrutiny. [1] Babylon conquered all these other nations.