Jeremiah 49:32

32 Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoils of war. I will scatter to the winds those who are in distant places^[a]and will bring disaster on them from every side,” declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 49:32 in Other Translations

32 And their camels shall be a booty, and the multitude of their cattle a spoil: and I will scatter into all winds them that are in the utmost corners; and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the LORD.

32 Their camels shall become plunder, their herds of livestock a spoil. I will scatter to every wind those who cut the corners of their hair, and I will bring their calamity from every side of them, declares the LORD.

32 Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction,” says the LORD .

32 Their camels are there for the taking, their herds and flocks, easy picking. I'll scatter them to the four winds, these defenseless nomads on the fringes of the desert. I'll bring terror from every direction. They won't know what hit them." God's Decree.

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.

Jeremiah 49:32 Meaning and Commentary

Jeremiah 49:32

And their camels shall be a booty
To the Chaldean army, as before, ( Jeremiah 49:29 ) ; and the multitude of their cattle a spoil; to the same;
the Kedarenes had large flocks of sheep, as well as a multitude of camels, on which they lived, and in which their substance lay; see ( Isaiah 60:6 Isaiah 60:7 ) ( Job 1:3 ) ; and I will scatter into all winds them [that are] in the utmost
corners;
them that were gone with their flocks to feed them in the uttermost parts of their land; who, on hearing of the Chaldean army being entered and ravaging their country, would leave their flocks, and flee and be dispersed in the several parts of the world: or, "them that are cut in the corner" ^F21; in the corners of their beard; that have their hair cut all around, as the Arabians had; (See Gill on Jeremiah 9:26); and I will bring their calamity from all sides thereof, saith the Lord;
suggesting that Nebuchadnezzar should surround them with his army, and so dispose of his troops, by placing them some in one part, and some in another, that they should not be able to escape on any side. It denotes their utter destruction and desolation.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (hap yuwuq) "attonsi comam", V. L. "praecisi lateribus", Piscator.

Jeremiah 49:32 In-Context

30 “Flee quickly away! Stay in deep caves, you who live in Hazor,” declares the LORD. “Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has plotted against you; he has devised a plan against you.

31 “Arise and attack a nation at ease, which lives in confidence,” declares the LORD, “a nation that has neither gates nor bars; its people live far from danger.

32 Their camels will become plunder, and their large herds will be spoils of war. I will scatter to the winds those who are in distant placesand will bring disaster on them from every side,” declares the LORD.

33 “Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no people will dwell in it.”

34 This is the word of the LORD that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, early in the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah:

Cross References

• 1. S Judges 6:5
• 2. ver 29
• 3. ver 36; Jeremiah 13:24
• 4. S Jeremiah 9:26

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "who clip the hair by their foreheads"