Jeremiah 49:28-33

New International Reader's Version

“Prepare for battle. Attack Kedar.
    Destroy the people of the east.
²⁹ Their tents and flocks will be taken away from them.
    Their tents will be carried off.
    All their goods and camels will be stolen.
People will shout to them,
    ‘There is terror on every side!’

³⁰ “Run away quickly!
    You who live in Hazor, stay in deep caves,”
    announces the Lord.
“Nebuchadnezzar, the king of Babylon,
    has made plans against you.
    He has decided to attack you.

³¹ “Armies of Babylon, prepare for battle.
Attack a nation that feels secure.
    Its people do not have any worries,”
    announces the Lord.
“That nation does not have gates or bars that lock them.
    Its people live far from danger.
³² Their camels will be stolen.
    Their large herds will be taken away.
I will scatter to the winds those who are in places far away.
    I will bring trouble on them from every side,”
    announces the Lord.
³³ “Hazor will become a home for wild dogs.
    It will be a dry and empty desert forever.
No one will live in that land.
    No human beings will stay there.”