Jeremiah 25:23 New English Translation

²³the people of Dedan, Tema, Buz,^[a] all the desert people who cut their hair short at the temples;^[b]

Jeremiah 25:23 sn Dedan and Tema are mentioned together in Isa 21:13-14 and located in the desert. They were in the northern part of the Arabian peninsula, south and east of Ezion Geber. Buz is not mentioned anywhere else, and its location is unknown. Judgment against Dedan and Tema is mentioned in conjunction with the judgment on Edom in Jer 49:7-8.
Jeremiah 25:23 tn For the discussion regarding the meaning of the terms here, see the notes on 9:26.sn See Jer 9:26, where these are mentioned in connection with Moab, Edom, and Ammon.

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