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Jeremiah 49

Jeremiah 49:30

Judgment on Kedar and Hazor · Jeremiah 49:28–33
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
Flee, get you far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the Lord; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.
Literal
Flee, wander far away, go deep to dwell, O dwellers of Hazor,” a declaration of YHWH. “For he has taken counsel against you—Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and he has planned counsel against you, a purpose.
Latin
Fugite, abite vehementer, in voraginibus sedete, qui habitatis Asor, ait Dominus: iniit enim contra vos Nabuchodonosor rex Babylonis consilium, et cogitavit adversum vos cogitationes.

Original

Hebrew
English
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.

Notes

Jeremiah 49:30

The Lord urged the people of Hazor to flee and hide, even though it would not help them. Nebuchadnezzar, the Babylonian king, planned to conquer them.

Jeremiah 49:28–33

  • The nomads of Kedar moved freely in the upper Arabian Desert, east of Palestine. They were a warlike people (Psalm 120:5–7; Isaiah 21:13–16) who raised animals for profitable trade with Tyre (Ezekiel 27:21).

  • Hazor was a region east of Damascus where nomads lived.

  • The poem encourages King Nebuchadnezzar to attack and describes the battles' effects.

Events

People

Nebuchadnezzar: Emperor of Babylon who conquered Judah

Places

Babylon: Ancient Mesopotamian city, capital of Babylonian Empire, site of the Tower of Babel Hazor: Region in Arabia, possibly Ituraea, threatened by Nebuchadnezzar

Glossary

Arabia, Arabs Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Hazor Nations

Topics

Babylon: City of Prophecies Concerning Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Conquests By Nebuchadnezzar: Prophecies Concerning