Jeremiah 49:29

Jeremiah 49:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Their tents and their flocks shall they take away: they shall take to themselves their curtains, and all their vessels, and their camels; and they shall cry unto them, Fear is on every side.
• New International Version (NIV)Their tents and their flocks will be taken; their shelters will be carried off with all their goods and camels. People will shout to them, ‘Terror on every side!’
• English Standard Version (ESV)Their tents and their flocks shall be taken, their curtains and all their goods; their camels shall be led away from them, and men shall cry to them: 'Terror on every side!'
• New King James Version (NKJV)Their tents and their flocks they shall take away. They shall take for themselves their curtains, All their vessels and their camels; And they shall cry out to them, ‘Fear is on every side!’

Context of Jeremiah 49:29

27“I will set fire to the wall of Damascus, And it will devour the fortified towers of Ben-hadad.” 28Concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon defeated. Thus says the Lord, “Arise, go up to Kedar And devastate the men of the east. They 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!’ 30Run 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. 31Arise, go up against a nation which is at ease, Which lives securely,” declares the Lord. “It has no gates or bars; They dwell alone.

Jeremiah 49:29 word by word

אָהֳלֵיהֶ֤ם וְצֹאנָם֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶ֛ם וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם יִשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְקָרְא֧וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם מָג֖וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• They will takeלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
• away their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
• and their flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
• They will carryנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• offנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
• Their tentיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
• allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• their goodsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
• camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
• And they will callקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
• Terrorמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
• on everyסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:29

• Psalms 120:5Woe is me, for I sojourn in Meshech, For I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
• Isaiah 13:20It will never be inhabited or lived in from generation to generation; Nor will the Arab pitch his tent there, Nor will shepherds make their flocks lie down there.
• Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar will be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth will minister to you; They will go up with acceptance on My altar, And I shall glorify My glorious house.
• Jeremiah 4:20Disaster on disaster is proclaimed, For the whole land is devastated; Suddenly my tents are devastated, My curtains in an instant.
• Jeremiah 10:20My tent is destroyed, And all my ropes are broken; My sons have gone from me and are no more. There is no one to stretch out my tent again Or to set up my curtains.
• Habakkuk 3:7I saw the tents of Cushan under distress, The tent curtains of the land of Midian were trembling.
• Genesis 37:25Then they sat down to eat a meal. And as they raised their eyes and looked, behold, a caravan of Ishmaelites was coming from Gilead, with their camels bearing aromatic gum and balm and myrrh, on their way to bring them down to Egypt.
• Judges 6:5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, they would come in like locusts for number, both they and their camels were innumerable; and they came into the land to devastate it.
• Judges 7:12Now the Midianites and the Amalekites and all the sons of the east were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as numerous as the sand on the seashore.
• Judges 8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise up yourself, and fall on us; for as the man, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments which were on their camels’ necks.
• 1 Chronicles 5:20They were helped against them, and the Hagrites and all who were with them were given into their hand; for they cried out to God in the battle, and He answered their prayers because they trusted in Him.
• Job 1:3His possessions also were 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 yoke of oxen, 500 female donkeys, and very many servants; and that man was the greatest of all the men of the east.
• Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has become helpless; She has turned away to flee, And panic has gripped her; Distress and pangs have taken hold of her Like a woman in childbirth.
• Jeremiah 6:25Do not go out into the field And do not walk on the road, For the enemy has a sword, Terror is on every side.
• Jeremiah 20:3On the next day, when Pashhur released Jeremiah from the stocks, Jeremiah said to him, “Pashhur is not the name the Lord has called you, but rather Magor-missabib.
• Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen it? They are terrified, They are drawing back, And their mighty men are defeated And have taken refuge in flight, Without facing back; Terror is on every side!” Declares the Lord.

Commentaries on Jeremiah 49:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29Their tents and their flocks - This description of property shows that they were Scenite or Nomad Arabs; persons who dwell in tents, and whose principal property was cattle, especially camels, of the whole of which they were plundered by the Chaldeans.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29Curtains - The hangings of the tents. Fear is on every side - Magor-missabib (see Jeremiah 6:25 note); a cry, indicating the panic which followed the unexpected onset of the enemy.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. 28-29The Babylonians aimed to defeat the Kedar warriors to seize their valuable household goods and camels.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2929. tents--in which they dwelt, from which they are called Scenites, that is, tent dwellers. curtains--namely, with which the tents were covered (Jr 4:20; 10:20; Psa 104:2). they shall cry unto them, Fear, &c.--The foe, on crying, Fear ..., shall discomfit them (the Kedarenes) by their mere cry.Read the comment

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:29

• Babylon
• Curtains
• Damascus

In the dictionaries

• Conceive
• Dwelling
• Hazor
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• Kedar
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• Curtain
• East, Children of the
• Isaiah

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