Jeremiah 49:33

33 Hazor will become a jackals' den,^[a] a desolation forever. No one will live there; no human being will even stay in it as a resident alien.^[b]

Jeremiah 49:33 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:33

And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, [and] a desolation
for ever
The city of Hazor, as well as the kingdoms of it; the royal city, where their king and principal men dwelt; even this should be no more inhabited by men, but by dragons, and the wild beasts of the field, and so remain for ever, at least a long time; see ( Isaiah 13:20-22 ) ; there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it:
signifying the utter desolation of it; (See Gill on Jeremiah 49:18).

Jeremiah 49:33 In-Context

31 Rise up, go up against a nation at ease, one living in security. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration. They have no doors, not even a gate bar; they live alone.

32 Their camels will become plunder, and their massive herds of cattle will become spoil. I will scatter them to the wind in every direction, those who shave their temples; I will bring calamity on them across all their borders. [This is]*The bracketed text has been added for clarity. the Lord's declaration.

33 Hazor will become a jackals' den, a desolation forever. No one will live there; no human being will even stay in it as a resident alien.

34 [This is] the word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet about Elam at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah.

35 This is what the Lord of Hosts says: I am about to shatter Elam's bow, the source of their might.

Footnotes

• [a]. Jr 9:11; 10:22; 51:37
• [b]. Jr 49:18; 50:40