The Meaning of Jeremiah 25:24 Explained

Jeremiah 25:24

KJV: And all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert,

YLT: And all the kings of Arabia, And all the kings of the mixed people, Who are dwelling in the wilderness,

Darby: and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the desert;

ASV: and all the kings of Arabia, and all the kings of the mingled people that dwell in the wilderness;

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And all the kings  of Arabia,  and all the kings  of the mingled people  that dwell  in the desert, 

What does Jeremiah 25:24 Mean?

Context Summary

Jeremiah 25:1-38 - Shepherds That Mislead God's Flock
It is God's purpose to care for His people through shepherds (pastors) who are responsible to Him. Jesus our Lord is the Branch into which we may be grafted. He is our King who saves us and clothes us with His own spotless righteousness. God finds us in Him, Philippians 3:9. Because He reigns, we are saved and dwell in safety. When we are brought into contact with false shepherds, whether the failure be in doctrine or example, let us ask for the broken heart of Jeremiah 23:9.
God is everywhere present; as the latter paragraph indicates, He is near at hand to overhear the blasphemy of those who deride religion, and to be a very present help in time of trouble. If He fills heaven and earth, can He not fill thy heart? If His Word is like fire, let it cleanse thee! If it is as a hammer, let it pulverize thy pride! Let those of us who essay to teach and preach, not steal our words from our neighbors, or utter our own, but receive them from the source of all truth. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in Jeremiah 25:24 mean?

and all the kings of Arabia and of the mixed multitude who dwell in the desert
וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־ מַלְכֵ֣י עֲרָ֑ב וְאֵת֙ הָעֶ֔רֶב הַשֹּׁכְנִ֖ים בַּמִּדְבָּֽר

מַלְכֵ֣י  the  kings 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
עֲרָ֑ב  of  Arabia 
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular
Root: עֶרֶב 
Sense: steppe-dwellers.
הָעֶ֔רֶב  of  the  mixed  multitude 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: עֶרֶב 
Sense: woof.
הַשֹּׁכְנִ֖ים  who  dwell 
Parse: Article, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁכַן  
Sense: to settle down, abide, dwell, tabernacle, reside.
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר  in  the  desert 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מִדְבָּר 
Sense: wilderness.