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18 Jerusalem, the cities of Judah, its kings and officials[a] to make them into a ruin, an object of horror and scorn,[b] and a curse, as it is this day; 19 Pharaoh, king of Egypt, his officials,[c] his princes, and all his people; 20 all the various people;[d] all the kings of the land of Uz, all the kings of the land of the Philistines, Ashkelon, Gaza, Ekron, and what remains of Ashdod;

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 Or princes
  2. Jeremiah 25:18 Lit. hissing; i.e. hissing was a sign of ridicule and contempt
  3. Jeremiah 25:19 Or servants
  4. Jeremiah 25:20 Or the mixed company

18 Jerusalem(A) and the towns of Judah, its kings and officials, to make them a ruin(B) and an object of horror and scorn,(C) a curse[a](D)—as they are today;(E) 19 Pharaoh king(F) of Egypt,(G) his attendants, his officials and all his people, 20 and all the foreign people there; all the kings of Uz;(H) all the kings of the Philistines(I) (those of Ashkelon,(J) Gaza,(K) Ekron, and the people left at Ashdod);

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  1. Jeremiah 25:18 That is, their names to be used in cursing (see 29:22); or, to be seen by others as cursed