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32 The enemy will steal their camels
    and their large herds of cattle as war prizes.
I will scatter the people who cut their hair short to every part of the earth,
    and I will bring disaster on them from everywhere,” says the Lord.
33 “The city of Hazor will become a home for wild dogs;
    it will be an empty desert forever.
No one will live there,
    and no one will stay in it.”

A Message to Elam

34 Soon after Zedekiah became king of Judah, the Lord spoke this word to Jeremiah the prophet. This message is to the nation of Elam.

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32 Their camels(A) will become plunder,
    and their large herds(B) will be spoils of war.
I will scatter to the winds(C) those who are in distant places[a](D)
    and will bring disaster on them from every side,”
declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor(E) will become a haunt of jackals,(F)
    a desolate(G) place forever.
No one will live there;
    no people will dwell(H) in it.”

A Message About Elam

34 This is the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam,(I) early in the reign of Zedekiah(J) king of Judah:

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:32 Or who clip the hair by their foreheads