Prophecies against Kedar and Hazor

28 About Kedar(A) and the kingdoms of Hazor, which King Nebuchadnezzar(B) of Babylon defeated, this is what the Lord says:

Rise up, attack Kedar,
and destroy the people of the east!
29 They will take their tents and their flocks
along with their tent curtains and all their equipment.
They will take their camels for themselves.
They will call out to them,
“Terror is on every side!” (C)
30 Run! Escape quickly! Lie low,
residents of Hazor—
this is the Lord’s declaration—
for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon
has drawn up a plan against you;
he has devised a strategy against you.

31 Rise up, attack a nation at ease,
one living in security.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
They have no doors, not even a gate bar;
they live alone.(D)
32 Their camels will become plunder,
and their massive herds of cattle will become spoil.(E)
I will scatter them to the wind in every direction,
those who clip the hair on their temples;
I will bring calamity on them across all their borders.
This is the Lord’s declaration.
33 Hazor will become a jackals’ den,(F)
a desolation forever.
No one will live there;
no human being will stay in it even temporarily.(G)

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Judgment on Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning (A)Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down.

Thus says the Lord:
(B)“Rise up, advance against (C)Kedar!
    Destroy (D)the people of the east!
29 (E)Their tents and their flocks shall be taken,
    their (F)curtains and all their goods;
their camels shall be led away from them,
    and men shall cry to them: (G)‘Terror on every side!’
30 (H)Flee, wander far away, dwell in the depths,
    O inhabitants of Hazor!
declares the Lord.
For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon
    has made a plan against you
    and formed a purpose against you.

31 (I)“Rise up, advance against a nation (J)at ease,
    (K)that dwells securely,
declares the Lord,
(L)that has no gates or bars,
    that dwells alone.
32 (M)Their camels shall become plunder,
    their herds of livestock a spoil.
(N)I will scatter to every wind
    (O)those who cut the corners of their hair,
and I will bring their calamity
    from every side of them,
declares the Lord.
33 Hazor shall become (P)a haunt of jackals,
    an everlasting waste;
(Q)no man shall dwell there;
    (R)no man shall sojourn in her.”

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