Jeremiah 49:32

32 "Their camels will become plunder, And their many cattle for booty, And I will 1scatter to all the winds those who 2cut the corners of their hair; And I will bring their disaster from every side," declares the LORD.

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.


FOOTNOTES:

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

Jeremiah 49:32 In-Context

30 "Run away, flee! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor," declares the LORD ; "For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has formed a plan against you And devised a scheme against you.
31 "Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely," declares the LORD . "It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone.
32 "Their camels will become plunder, And their many cattle for booty, And I will scatter to all the winds those who cut the corners of their hair; And I will bring their disaster from every side," declares the LORD .
33 "Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, A desolation forever ; No one will live there, Nor will a son of man reside in it."
34 That which came as the word of the LORD to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, at the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

Cross References 2

  • 1. Ezekiel 5:10; Ezekiel 12:14, 15
  • 2. Jeremiah 9:26; Jeremiah 25:23
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