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A Message Concerning Kedar and the Kingdoms of Hazor

28 Concerning Kedar and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar the king of Babylon defeated. Thus says Yahweh:

“Rise up, go up against Kedar
    and destroy the people[a] of the east.
29 They will take their tents, and their flocks,
    their tent curtains, and all their equipment,
and their camels they will carry away for themselves,
    and they will call to them, ‘Terror is from all around.’
30 Flee! Wander far away! Get down low![b]
    O inhabitants of Hazor,” declares[c] Yahweh.
“For Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon, has planned a plan against you.
    And he has schemed[d] a scheme[e] against you.
31 Rise up, go up against a nation which is at ease,
    living securely,”[f] declares[g] Yahweh.
There are no gates and there are no bars[h] for them,
    they dwell alone.
32 And their camels will become as plunder,
    and the multitude of their livestock as spoil.
And I will scatter to every wind those who are trimmed to the side,
    and from every side[i] I will bring their disaster,” declares[j] Yahweh.
33 “And Hazor will become as a lair of jackals,
    a waste forever;
no one will live there,
    and no son of humankind will dwell as an alien in it.”

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 49:28 Or “sons”
  2. Jeremiah 49:30 Literally “Make deep to dwell”
  3. Jeremiah 49:30 Literally “a declaration of”
  4. Jeremiah 49:30 Or “planned”
  5. Jeremiah 49:30 Or “plan”
  6. Jeremiah 49:31 Literally “with confidence”
  7. Jeremiah 49:31 Literally “a declaration of”
  8. Jeremiah 49:31 Hebrew “bar”
  9. Jeremiah 49:32 Literally “all his sides”
  10. Jeremiah 49:32 Literally “a declaration of”

Judgment on Kedar and Hazor

28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor that King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon defeated.

Thus says the Lord:
Rise up; advance against Kedar!
    Destroy the people of the east!(A)
29 They take their tents and their flocks,
    their curtains and all their goods;
they carry off their camels for themselves,
    and a cry shall go up: “Terror is all around!”(B)
30 Flee; wander far away; hide in deep places,
    O inhabitants of Hazor!
            says the Lord.
For King Nebuchadrezzar of Babylon
    has made a plan against you
    and formed a purpose against you.(C)

31 Rise up; advance against a nation at ease,
    that lives secure,
            says the Lord,
that has no gates or bars,
    that lives alone.(D)
32 Their camels shall become plunder;
    their herds of cattle a spoil.
I will scatter to every wind
    those who have shaved temples,
and I will bring calamity
    against them from every side,
            says the Lord.(E)
33 Hazor shall become a lair of jackals,
    an everlasting waste;
no one shall live there,
    nor shall anyone settle in it.(F)

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