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Word Against Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning (A)Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. Thus says Yahweh,

“Arise, go up to Kedar
And destroy the [a](B)men of the east.
29 They will take away their tents and their flocks;
They will carry off for themselves
Their tent (C)curtains, all their goods, and their (D)camels,
And they will call out to one another, ‘(E)Terror on every side!’
30 Run away, flee earnestly! Inhabit the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares Yahweh;
“For (F)Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you
And purposed a purpose against you.
31 Arise, go up against a nation which is (G)at ease,
Which inhabits its land securely,” declares Yahweh.
“It has (H)no gates or bars;
They (I)dwell alone.
32 Their camels will become plunder,
And their many cattle for spoil,
And I will (J)scatter to all the winds those who (K)cut the corners of their hair;
And I will bring their [b]disaster from every side,” declares Yahweh.
33 “Hazor will become a (L)haunt of jackals,
A desolation forever;
No one will inhabit there,
Nor will a son of man sojourn in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:28 Lit sons
  2. Jeremiah 49:32 Heb root is similar to Edom

Judgment on Kedar and Hazor

28 (A)Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike.

Thus says the Lord:

“Arise, go up to Kedar,
And devastate (B)the men of the East!
29 Their (C)tents and their flocks they shall take away.
They shall take for themselves their curtains,
All their vessels and their camels;
And they shall cry out to them,
(D)‘Fear is on every side!’

30 “Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths,
O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the Lord.
“For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you,
And has conceived a plan against you.

31 “Arise, go up to (E)the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord,
“Which has neither gates nor bars,
(F)Dwelling alone.
32 Their camels shall be for booty,
And the multitude of their cattle for plunder.
I will (G)scatter to all winds those [a]in the farthest corners,
And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord.
33 “Hazor (H)shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever;
No one shall reside there,
Nor son of man dwell in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off at the corner, Jer. 9:26; 25:23