Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley, [1754-65], at sacred-texts.com
Jeremiah 25:9
jer 25:9
Nebuchadnezzar - In this work shall be my servant; though you will not be my servants in obeying my commands.
Jeremiah 25:10
jer 25:10
Moreover - Nay, I will not only deprive you of your mirth, but of those things that are necessary for you, as necessary as bread and light, the millstone shall not move, you shall not have the light so much as of a candle.
Jeremiah 25:12
jer 25:12
Accomplished - Counted from the time that the Jews were carried away in the time of Jeconiah or Jehoiakim, Kg2 24:15-16. Desolations - This was fulfilled by Darius, the king of Persia, Dan 4:31, of these seventy Nebuchadnezzar reigned thirty six, Kg2 25:27. Evil - merodach thirty two, and Belshazzar at least two, Dan 8:1.
Jeremiah 25:15
jer 25:15
The cup - God made Jeremiah to see the appearance of such a cup in a vision.
Jeremiah 25:20
jer 25:20
Of Uz - Some part of Arabia Petraea, near to Idumaea. Of the Philistines - Uzzah, Ekron, Ashdod, and Askelon, were four of their cities, the fifth which was Gath is not here named. For before this time it was destroyed, either by Psammeticus, father to Pharaoh Necho, or by Tartan, captain general to Sargon, king of Assyria, of whom read, Isa 20:1, that he took Ashdod, which may be the reason that here mention is made of no more than the remnant of Ashdod.
Jeremiah 25:22
jer 25:22
Beyond the sea - Probably those parts of Syria that coasted upon the mid - land sea.
Jeremiah 25:23
jer 25:23
Tema - Tema descended from Ishmael, Gen 25:15, his posterity inhabited in Arabia, Isa 21:13-14, where they are joined with those of Dedan. Buz - Buz was one of the posterity of Nahor, Gen 22:21. These were people mixed with the Saracens or Arabians.
Jeremiah 25:25
jer 25:25
Zimri - Those descended from Zimran, Abraham's son by Keturah, Gen 25:2. Elam - The Persians. The Medes - The Medes came from Madai the son of Japhet.
Jeremiah 25:26
jer 25:26
The north - All under the government of the Chaldeans. Of Sheshach - And the king of Babylon, who was last of all to drink of this cup of the Lord's fury.
Jeremiah 25:34
jer 25:34
Shepherds - Shepherds and the principal of the flock, in this place mean civil rulers. A pleasant vessel - Like a crystal glass, or some delicate vessel, which breaks in pieces and cannot again be set together.
Jeremiah 25:38
jer 25:38
Because - The effects of this rising up of God out of his covert is the desolation of the land through the fierceness of the enemy, caused by the fierce anger of God.