Jeremiah 49:28-33
English Standard Version
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.”
Jeremiah 49:28-33
International Standard Version
Prophecies against Kedar and Hazor
28 To Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon destroyed:
This is what the Lord says:
“Arise, go against Kedar!
Plunder the people of the east!
29 Take their tents and their flocks,
their tent curtains and all their goods.
Take their camels away from them.
Cry out against them, ‘Terror is all around!’
30 Flee! Run away quickly!
Go to a remote place to stay, residents of Hazor,”
declares the Lord.
“For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has formed a plan
and devised a strategy against them.
31 “Arise, go up against a nation at ease, living securely,”
declares the Lord,
“without gates or bars, living alone.
32 Their camels will become booty,
their many herds will become spoil.
I’ll scatter to the winds
those who shave the corners of their beards,[a]
and I’ll bring disaster on them from every side,”
declares the Lord.
33 “Hazor will become a dwelling place for jackals,
a perpetual wasteland.
No one will live there;
no human being will reside in it.”
Footnotes
- Jeremiah 49:32 Lit. cut off of the side
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