God’s Word Translation
Jeremiah 49:32
32Their camels will be taken as prizes. Their large herds will be taken as loot. I will scatter to the winds those who shave the hair on their foreheads. I will bring disaster on them from every side, declares the Lord.
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
30Run far away! Find a place to hide, inhabitants of Hazor, declares the Lord. King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has made plans against you and intends to attack you. 31Get ready! Attack the nation living peacefully and securely, declares the Lord. It is a nation with no gates or bars. Its people live alone. Their camels will be taken as prizes. Their large herds will be taken as loot. I will scatter to the winds those who shave the hair on their foreheads. I will bring disaster on them from every side, declares the Lord. 33Hazor will be a place where only jackals live. It will become a permanent wasteland. No one will live there. No human will stay there. 34Early in the rule of King Zedekiah of Judah, the Lord spoke his word to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam.
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 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 49:29Their tents and their flocks will be taken. Their tent curtains, utensils, and camels will be carried away. People will shout to them, “Terror is all around!”
- Jeremiah 49:36I’ll bring the four winds from the four corners of heaven against Elam and scatter its people in every direction. There won’t be a nation where Elam’s refugees won’t go.
- Deuteronomy 28:64Then the Lord will scatter you among all the people of the world, from one end of the earth to the other. There you will serve gods made of wood and stone that neither you nor your ancestors ever knew.
- Ezekiel 5:10That is why parents will eat their children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter whoever is left to the wind.
- Ezekiel 12:14I will scatter in every direction all those who are around him—his staff and all his troops. I will pursue them with my sword.
- Jeremiah 9:26I will punish Egypt, Judah, Edom, Ammon, and Moab. I will punish all who shave the hair on their foreheads or live in the desert. Even though these nations are circumcised, all Israel has uncircumcised hearts.”
- Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who shave the hair on their foreheads;
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
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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
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