Focused Passage

Jeremiah 49:28-33

The Nations Summoned Down: Ammon, Edom, Damascus, Kedar, Hazor, and Elam under the LORD’s Rule

The chapter moves through five major judgment units: Ammon’s usurpation and future restoration, Edom’s proud wisdom and mountain security brought low, Damascus’s famed city melting in fear, Kedar and Hazor’s desert security plundered by Babylon, and Elam’s bow broken and people scattered before a final restoration promise.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

28 Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated, this is what the LORD says: “Rise up, advance against Kedar, and destroy the people of the east!

29 They will take their tents and flocks, their tent curtains and all their goods. They will take their camels for themselves. They will shout to them: ‘Terror is on every side!’

30 Run! Escape quickly! Lie low, O residents of Hazor,” declares the LORD, “for Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has drawn up a plan against you; he has devised a strategy against you.

31 Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.

32 Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoil. I will scatter to the wind in every direction those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them from all sides,” declares the LORD.

33 “Hazor will become a haunt for jackals, a desolation forever. No one will dwell there; no man will abide there.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

Cross-references

Genesis 25:13 Classic cross-references Isaiah 11:14 Classic cross-references Isaiah 21:16 Classic cross-references Judges 6:3 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 27:21 Classic cross-references

Original words

Concerning Kedar לְקֵדָ֣ר׀ H6938 Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine singular and the kingdoms וּֽלְמַמְלְכ֣וֹת H4467 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - feminine plural construct of Hazor חָצ֗וֹר H2674 Noun - proper - feminine singular which אֲשֶׁ֤ר H834 Pronoun - relative Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצּוֹר H5020 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶ֔ל H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular defeated הִכָּה֙ H5221 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular this is what כֹּ֖ה H3541 Adverb the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular says אָמַ֣ר H559 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Rise up ק֚וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural advance עֲל֣וּ H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural against אֶל־ H413 Preposition Kedar קֵדָ֔ר H6938 Noun - proper - feminine singular and destroy וְשָׁדְד֖וּ H7703 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the people בְּנֵי־ H1121 Noun - masculine plural construct of the east קֶֽדֶם׃ H6924 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 29

Cross-references

Jeremiah 46:5 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 6:25 Classic cross-references Habakkuk 3:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:5 Classic cross-references Job 18:11 Classic cross-references

Original words

They will take יִקָּ֔חוּ H3947 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural their tents אָהֳלֵיהֶ֤ם H168 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural and flocks וְצֹאנָם֙ H6629 Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine plural their tent curtains יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם H3407 Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural and all וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct their goods כְּלֵיהֶ֛ם H3627 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural They will take יִשְׂא֣וּ H5375 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural . . . לָהֶ֑ם Preposition-l | Pronoun - third person masculine plural their camels for themselves וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם H1581 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural They will shout וְקָרְא֧וּ H7121 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural to them עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם H5921 Preposition | third person masculine plural Terror מָג֖וֹר H4032 Noun - masculine singular is on every side מִסָּבִֽיב׃ H5439 Preposition-m | Adverb

Verse 30

Cross-references

Isaiah 10:7 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:9 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 27:6 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:8 Classic cross-references

Original words

Run נֻסוּ֩ H5127 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Escape נֻּ֨דוּ H5110 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural quickly מְאֹ֜ד H3966 Adverb Lie לָשֶׁ֛בֶת H3427 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct low הֶעְמִ֧יקוּ H6009 Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural O residents יֹשְׁבֵ֥י H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct of Hazor חָצ֖וֹר H2674 Noun - proper - feminine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular for כִּֽי־ H3588 Conjunction Nebuchadnezzar נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤ר H5019 Noun - proper - masculine singular king מֶֽלֶךְ־ H4428 Noun - masculine singular construct of Babylon בָּבֶל֙ H894 Noun - proper - feminine singular has drawn up יָעַ֨ץ H3289 Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular a plan עֵצָ֔ה H6098 Noun - feminine singular against you עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural he has devised וְחָשַׁ֥ב H2803 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular a strategy מַחֲשָׁבָֽה׃ H4284 Noun - feminine singular against you עֲלֵיהֶם H5921 Preposition | second person masculine plural

Verse 31

Cross-references

Ezekiel 38:11 Classic cross-references Amos 6:1 Classic cross-references Deuteronomy 33:28 Classic cross-references Isaiah 47:8 Classic cross-references Micah 7:14 Classic cross-references

Original words

Rise up ק֣וּמוּ H6965 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural advance עֲל֗וּ H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural against אֶל־ H413 Preposition a nation גּ֥וֹי H1471 Noun - masculine singular at ease שְׁלֵ֛יו H7961 Adjective - masculine singular one that dwells יוֹשֵׁ֥ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular securely לָבֶ֖טַח H983 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָ֑ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular They have no לֹא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle gates דְלָתַ֧יִם H1817 Noun - fd [or] וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle bars בְרִ֛יחַ H1280 Noun - masculine singular they live יִשְׁכֹּֽנוּ׃ H7931 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural alone בָּדָ֥ד H910 Noun - masculine singular

Verse 32

Cross-references

Jeremiah 9:26 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 25:23 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 49:36 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 12:14 Classic cross-references Ezekiel 5:10 Classic cross-references

Original words

Their camels גְמַלֵּיהֶ֜ם H1581 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural will become וְהָי֨וּ H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural plunder לָבַ֗ז H957 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular and their large וַהֲמ֤וֹן H1995 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct herds מִקְנֵיהֶם֙ H4735 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural will be spoil לְשָׁלָ֔ל H7998 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular I will scatter וְזֵרִתִ֥ים H2219 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine plural to the wind ר֖וּחַ H7307 Noun - common singular in every direction לְכָל־ H3605 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct those who shave קְצוּצֵ֣י H7112 Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural construct their temples פֵאָ֑ה H6285 Noun - feminine singular I will bring אָבִ֥יא H935 Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker calamity on them אֵידָ֖ם H343 Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural from all וּמִכָּל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct sides עֲבָרָ֛יו H5676 Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular declares נְאֻם־ H5002 Noun - masculine singular construct the LORD יְהוָֽה׃ H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular

Verse 33

Cross-references

Jeremiah 49:18 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 10:22 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 51:37 Classic cross-references Jeremiah 9:11 Classic cross-references Isaiah 13:20 Classic cross-references

Original words

Hazor חָצ֜וֹר H2674 Noun - proper - feminine singular will become וְהָיְתָ֨ה H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular a haunt לִמְע֥וֹן H4583 Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct for jackals תַּנִּ֛ים H8577 Noun - common plural a desolation שְׁמָמָ֖ה H8077 Noun - feminine singular forever עַד־ H5704 Preposition . . . עוֹלָ֑ם H5769 Noun - masculine singular No לֹֽא־ H3808 Adverb - Negative particle one אִ֔ישׁ H376 Noun - masculine singular will dwell יֵשֵׁ֥ב H3427 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular there שָׁם֙ H8033 Adverb no וְלֹֽא־ H3808 Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle man בֶּן־ H1121 Noun - masculine singular construct . . . אָדָֽם׃ס H120 Noun - masculine singular will abide יָג֥וּר H1481 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular there בָּ֖הּ Preposition | third person feminine singular

BSB notes

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