KJV King James Version
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
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Jeremiah 25:25
And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
all the kings of Zimri, Elam, and Media;
WEB World English Bible
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
ASV American Standard Version
and all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And all the kings of Zimri, And all the kings of Elam, And all the kings of Media,
Surrounding context — Jeremiah 25
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 of the mingled people 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 them.
27 Therefore thou shalt say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Drink ye, and be drunken, and spue, and fall, and rise no more, because of the sword which I will send among you.
28 And it shall be, if they refuse to take the cup at thine hand to drink, then shalt thou say unto them, Thus saith the LORD of hosts; Ye shall certainly drink.
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Isaiah 11:11And it shall come to pass in that day, [that] the Lord shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands of the sea.Genesis 10:22The children of Shem; Elam, and Asshur, and Arphaxad, and Lud, and Aram.Jeremiah 51:11Make 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 13:17Behold, I will stir up the Medes against them, which shall not regard silver; and [as for] gold, they shall not delight in it.Jeremiah 51:28Prepare against her the nations with the kings of the Medes, the captains thereof, and all the rulers thereof, and all the land of his dominion.Jeremiah 49:34-39The 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 14:1And 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;Daniel 5:28PERES; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the Medes and Persians.Ezekiel 32:24There [is] Elam and all her multitude round about her grave, all of them slain, fallen by the sword, which are gone down uncircumcised into the nether parts of the earth, which caused their terror in the land of the living; yet have they borne their shame with them that go down to the pit.Genesis 25:2And she bare him Zimran, and Jokshan, and Medan, and Midian, and Ishbak, and Shuah.Daniel 8:2And I saw in a vision; and it came to pass, when I saw, that I [was] at Shushan [in] the palace, which [is] in the province of Elam; and I saw in a vision, and I was by the river of Ulai.Isaiah 22:6And Elam bare the quiver with chariots of men [and] horsemen, and Kir uncovered the shield.
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