Jeremiah 49:33

Jeremiah 49:33 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons, and a desolation for ever: there shall no man abide there, nor any son of man dwell in it.
• New International Version (NIV)“Hazor will become a haunt of jackals, a desolate place forever. No one will live there; no people will dwell in it.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; no man shall dwell there; no man shall sojourn in her."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Hazor shall be a dwelling for jackals, a desolation forever; No one shall reside there, Nor son of man dwell in it.”

Context of Jeremiah 49:33

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. 32Their 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. “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: 35“Thus says the Lord of hosts, ‘Behold (listen carefully), I am going to break the bow of Elam, The finest [weapon] of their strength.

Jeremiah 49:33 word by word

וְהָיְתָ֨ה חָצ֜וֹר לִמְע֥וֹן תַּנִּ֛ים שְׁמָמָ֖ה עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֥ב שָׁם֙ אִ֔ישׁ וְלֹֽא־יָג֥וּר בָּ֖הּ בֶּן־אָדָֽם׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hazorחָצוֹרchâtsôr · HazorH2674
• shall be a dwellingמָעוֹןmâ‛ôn mâ‛îyn · habitationH4583
• for dragonsתַּןtannîyn tannîym · jackalH8577
• a desolationשְׁמָמָהshemâmâh shimâmâh · devastationH8077
• forעַד‛ad · tillH5704
• everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
• there shall no manאִישׁ'îysh · man: anyoneH376
• abideיָשַׁבyâshab · to dwellH3427
• sonבֵּןbên · son: descendant/peopleH1121
• of manאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• dwellגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:33

• Jeremiah 49:28Concerning Kedar and concerning the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord, “Arise, go up against Kedar And destroy the men of the east.
• Jeremiah 49:17“Edom will become an object of horror; everyone who goes by it will be astonished and shall hiss [scornfully] at all its plagues and disasters.
• Jeremiah 9:11I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, A haunt and dwelling place of jackals; And I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant.”
• Jeremiah 10:22The sound of a report! Behold, [the invader] comes— A great commotion from the country of the north (Babylonia)— To make the cities of Judah A desolation, a haunt and dwelling place of jackals.
• Jeremiah 50:39“Therefore wild beasts of the desert will live there [in Babylon] with the jackals; The ostriches also will live there, And it will never again be inhabited [with people] Or lived in from generation to generation.
• Jeremiah 51:37Babylon will become a heap [of ruins], a haunt and dwelling place of jackals, An object of horror (an astonishing desolation) and a hissing [of scorn and amazement], without inhabitants.
• Isaiah 13:20Babylon will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, Nor will the shepherds let their sheep lie down there.
• Isaiah 14:23“I will also make Babylon a possession of the hedgehog and of swamps of water, and I will sweep it away with the broom of destruction,” declares the Lord of hosts.
• Isaiah 34:9The streams [of Edom] will be turned into pitch, And its dust into brimstone, And its land will become burning pitch.
• Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as I live,” declares the Lord of hosts, The God of Israel, “Moab will in fact become like Sodom And the sons of Ammon like Gomorrah, A land possessed by nettles and salt pits, And a perpetual desolation. The remnant of My people will plunder them And what is left of My nation will inherit them [as their own].”
• Malachi 1:3but [in comparison with My love for Jacob] I have hated Esau (Edom), and I have made his mountains a wasteland, and have given his inheritance to the jackals of the wilderness.”
• Revelation 18:2And he shouted with a mighty voice, saying, “Fallen, fallen [certainly to be destroyed] is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a dungeon haunted by every unclean spirit, and a prison for every unclean and loathsome bird.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:33

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33Hazor shall be a dwelling for dragons - Shall be turned into a wilderness. A desolation for ever - Never to be repeopled. There shalt no man abide there - It may occasionally be visited, but never made a permanent abode.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Dragons - i. e., jackals.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. 3333. (Mal 1:3).Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:33

• Nebuchadnezzar

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Hazor
• Heir
• Move
• Rise
• Dragon
• Isaiah
• Jackal

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