Jeremiah 49:32

Jeremiah 49:32 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)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 and will bring disaster on them from every side,” declares the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)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.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their camels shall be for booty, And the multitude of their cattle for plunder. I will scatter to all winds those in the farthest corners, And I will bring their calamity from all its sides,” says the Lord.

Context of Jeremiah 49:32

30Flee, run far away! Dwell in the depths [of the desert], O inhabitants of Hazor,” says the Lord, “For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has planned a course of action against you And devised a scheme against you. 31Arise [Nebuchadnezzar], go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,” says the Lord, “A nation which has neither gates nor bars; They dwell apart and alone. Their camels will become plunder, And their herds of cattle a spoil; And I will scatter to all the [four] winds those who cut the corners of their hair [as evidence of their idolatry], And I will bring their disaster from every side,” says the Lord. 33“Hazor will become a haunt and dwelling place of jackals, A desolation forever; No one will live there, Nor will a son of man reside in it.” 34The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah, saying:

Jeremiah 49:32 word by word

וְהָי֨וּ גְמַלֵּיהֶ֜ם לָבַ֗ז וַהֲמ֤וֹן מִקְנֵיהֶם֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל וְזֵרִתִ֥ים לְכָל־ר֖וּחַ קְצוּצֵ֣י פֵאָ֑ה וּמִכָּל־עֲבָרָ֛יו אָבִ֥יא אֶת־אֵידָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And their camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• shall be a bootyבַּזbaz · plunderH957
• and the multitudeהָמוֹןhâmôn hâmôn · crowdH1995
• of their cattleמִקְנֶהmiqneh · livestockH4735
• a spoilשָׁלָלshâlâl · spoilH7998
• and I will scatterזָרָהzârâh · to scatterH2219
• into all windsרוּחַrûach · spirit: breathH7307
• in the utmostקָצַץqâtsats · to cutH7112
• cornersפֵּאָהpê'âh · sideH6285
• and I will bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• their calamityאֵיד'êyd · calamityH343
• from all sidesעֵ֫בֶר‛êber · side: besideH5676
• thereof, saithנְאֻםne'ûm · utteranceH5002
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:32

• Jeremiah 49:29They (the Babylonians) will take away their tents and their flocks; They will carry off for themselves Their tent curtains, all their goods and their camels, And they will call out to one another, ‘Terror on every side!’
• Jeremiah 49:36And I will bring upon Elam the four winds From the four corners of heaven; And I will scatter them toward all those winds, And there will be no nation To which the outcasts of Elam will not go.
• Deuteronomy 28:64And the Lord will scatter you among all the nations, from one end of the earth to the other; and there you will [be forced to] serve other gods, [lifeless gods of] wood and stone, which neither you nor your fathers have known.
• Ezekiel 5:10Therefore, fathers will eat their sons among you, and sons will eat their fathers; and I will execute judgments on you and I will scatter to all the winds the remnant of you.
• Ezekiel 12:14I will scatter to every wind all who are around him, his helpers and all his troops; and I will draw out a sword after them.
• Jeremiah 9:26Egypt and Judah, and Edom and the sons of Ammon, and Moab and all those who live in the desert who clip off the hair on their temples; for all these nations are uncircumcised (sinful, impure), and all the house of Israel are uncircumcised in heart.”
• Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz [the neighboring tribes north of Arabia], and all who clip off the side-growth of their hair;

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:32

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 32The utmost corners - Even in these utmost inaccessible recesses the sword and pillage shall reach them. "'The utmost corners;' insulated coasts; the peninsula of Arabia." - Blayney.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 32Them … corners - Or, those who clip the corners of their beards (compare Jeremiah 9:26).Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-33Verses 28-33 Nebuchadnezzar would make desolation among the people of Kedar, who dwelt in the deserts of Arabia. He who conquered many strong cities, will not leave those unconquered that dwell in tents. He will do this to gratify his own covetousness and ambition; but God orders it for correcting an unthankful people, and for warning a careless world to expect trouble when they seem most safe. They shall flee, get far off, and dwell deep in the deserts…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-33The 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.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3232. camels--their chief possessions; not fields or vineyards. in utmost ... corners--who seemed least likely to be dispersed. Or else, "having the hair shaven (or clipped) in angles" (Jr 9:26; 25:23) [Grotius]. calamity from all sides--which will force even those in "corners" to "scatter" themselves.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:32

• Nebuchadnezzar

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Commentaries on Jeremiah 49

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings