Translations
Modern
Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.
Traditional
Arise, get you up unto the wealthy nation, that dwelleth without care, saith the Lord, which have neither gates nor bars, which dwell alone.
Literal
Arise, go up against a nation at ease, Dwelling in safety,” a declaration of YHWH. “No gates and no bars are unto it; alone they dwell.
Latin
Consurgite, et ascendite ad gentem quietam, et habitantem confidenter, ait Dominus: non ostia, nec vectes eis: soli habitant.
Original
Hebrew
English
Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, one that dwells securely,” declares the LORD. “They have no gates or bars; they live alone.
Notes
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.
Theme notes and profiles
Nebuchadnezzar II Messages Against the Nations The Lord of Nations
Events
- Prophecies of Jeremiahc. 628 BC
Glossary
Arabia, Arabs Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (Old Testament) Book of Jeremiah Hazor Nations
Topics
Babylon: Predictions Respecting: Conquests By Nebuchadnezzar: Prophecies Concerning