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.”
• 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.”
• New Living Translation (NLT)“Hazor will be inhabited by jackals, and it will be desolate forever. No one will live there; no one will inhabit it.”

Context of Jeremiah 49:33

31"Rise up, advance against a nation at ease, that dwells securely, declares the Lord, that has no gates or bars, that dwells alone. 32Their 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. Hazor shall become a haunt of jackals, an everlasting waste; no man shall dwell there; no man shall sojourn in her." 34The word of the Lord that came to Jeremiah the prophet concerning Elam, in the beginning of the reign of Zedekiah king of Judah. 35Thus says the Lord of hosts: "Behold, I will break the bow of Elam, the mainstay of their might.

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 the kingdoms of Hazor that Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon struck down. Thus says the Lord: "Rise up, advance against Kedar! Destroy the people of the east!
• Jeremiah 49:17"Edom shall become a horror. Everyone who passes by it will be horrified and will hiss because of all its disasters.
• Jeremiah 9:11I will make Jerusalem a heap of ruins, a lair of jackals, and I will make the cities of Judah a desolation, without inhabitant."
• Jeremiah 10:22A voice, a rumor! Behold, it comes!— a great commotion out of the north country to make the cities of Judah a desolation, a lair of jackals.
• Jeremiah 50:39"Therefore wild beasts shall dwell with hyenas in Babylon, and ostriches shall dwell in her. She shall never again have people, nor be inhabited for all generations.
• Jeremiah 51:37and Babylon shall become a heap of ruins, the haunt of jackals, a horror and a hissing, without inhabitant.
• Isaiah 13:20It will never be inhabited or lived in for all generations; no Arab will pitch his tent there; no shepherds will make their flocks lie down there.
• Isaiah 14:23"And I will make it a possession of the hedgehog, and pools of water, and I will sweep it with the broom of destruction," declares the Lord of hosts.
• Isaiah 34:9And the streams of Edom shall be turned into pitch, and her soil into sulfur; her land shall become burning pitch.
• Zephaniah 2:9Therefore, as I live," declares the Lord of hosts, the God of Israel, "Moab shall become like Sodom, and the Ammonites like Gomorrah, a land possessed by nettles and salt pits, and a waste forever. The remnant of my people shall plunder them, and the survivors of my nation shall possess them."
• Malachi 1:3but Esau I have hated. I have laid waste his hill country and left his heritage to jackals of the desert."
• Revelation 18:2And he called out with a mighty voice, "Fallen, fallen is Babylon the great! She has become a dwelling place for demons, a haunt for every unclean spirit, a haunt for every unclean bird, a haunt for every unclean and detestable beast.

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

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• Son of man
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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