Jeremiah 25:25 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Bible Comments

All the kings of Zimri; those descended from Zimran, Abraham's son by Keturah, Genesis 25:2 (the Zamarens, as some think, mentioned by Pliny). By the Elamites are meant the Persians, descended from Shem, Genesis 10:22. Elam is also mentioned Isaiah 22:6. See also Jeremiah 49:34. The Medes came from Madai the son of Japheth, Genesis 10:2; they are usually joined with the Persians, Daniel 5:28.

Jeremiah 25:25

25 And all the kings of Zimri, and all the kings of Elam, and all the kings of the Medes,