New King James Version
Jeremiah 49:29
29Their 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!’
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 Living Translation (NLT)Their flocks and tents will be captured, and their household goods and camels will be taken away. Everywhere shouts of panic will be heard: ‘We are terrorized at every turn!’
Context of Jeremiah 49:29
27“I will kindle a fire in the wall of Damascus, And it shall consume the palaces of Ben-Hadad.” 28Against Kedar and against the kingdoms of Hazor, which Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon shall strike. Thus says the Lord: “Arise, go up to Kedar, And devastate the men of the East! 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!’ 30“Flee, get far away! Dwell in the depths, O inhabitants of Hazor!” says the Lord. “For Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon has taken counsel against you, And has conceived a plan against you. 31“Arise, go up to the wealthy nation that dwells securely,” says the Lord, “Which has neither gates nor bars, Dwelling alone.
Read all of Jeremiah 49Jeremiah 49:29 word by word
אָהֳלֵיהֶ֤ם וְצֹאנָם֙ יִקָּ֔חוּ יְרִיעוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם וְכָל־כְּלֵיהֶ֛ם וּגְמַלֵּיהֶ֖ם יִשְׂא֣וּ לָהֶ֑ם וְקָרְא֧וּ עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם מָג֖וֹר מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Their tentsאֹ֫הֶל'ôhel · tentH168
- and their flocksצֹאןtsô'n tse'ôn · flockH6629
- shall they take awayלָקַחlâqach · to take: takeH3947
- they shall takeנָשָׂאnâώâ' nâsâh · to lift: bearH5375
- to themselves their curtainsיְרִיעָהyerîy‛âh · curtainH3407
- and all their vesselsכְּלִיkelîy · article/utensilH3627
- and their camelsגָּמָלgâmâl · camelH1581
- and they shall cryקָרָאqârâ' · to call: call outH7121
- unto them, Fearמָגוֹרmâgôr mâgûr · terrorH4032
- on every sideסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · around: sideH5439
Cross-references for Jeremiah 49:29
- Psalms 120:5Woe is me, that I dwell in Meshech, That I dwell among the tents of Kedar!
- Isaiah 13:20It will never be inhabited, Nor will it be settled from generation to generation; Nor will the Arabian pitch tents there, Nor will the shepherds make their sheepfolds there.
- Isaiah 60:7All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to you, The rams of Nebaioth shall minister to you; They shall ascend with acceptance on My altar, And I will glorify the house of My glory.
- Jeremiah 4:20Destruction upon destruction is cried, For the whole land is plundered. Suddenly my tents are plundered, And my curtains in a moment.
- Jeremiah 10:20My tent is plundered, And all my cords are broken; My children have gone from me, And they are no more. There is no one to pitch my tent anymore, Or set up my curtains.
- Habakkuk 3:7I saw the tents of Cushan in affliction; The curtains of the land of Midian trembled.
- Genesis 37:25And they sat down to eat a meal. Then they lifted their eyes and looked, and there was a company of Ishmaelites, coming from Gilead with their camels, bearing spices, balm, and myrrh, on their way to carry them down to Egypt.
- Judges 6:5For they would come up with their livestock and their tents, coming in as numerous as locusts; both they and their camels were without number; and they would enter the land to destroy it.
- Judges 7:12Now the Midianites and Amalekites, all the people of the East, were lying in the valley as numerous as locusts; and their camels were without number, as the sand by the seashore in multitude.
- Judges 8:21So Zebah and Zalmunna said, “Rise yourself, and kill us; for as a man is, so is his strength.” So Gideon arose and killed Zebah and Zalmunna, and took the crescent ornaments that were on their camels’ necks.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20And they were helped against them, and the Hagrites were delivered into their hand, and all who were with them, for they cried out to God in the battle. He heeded their prayer, because they put their trust in Him.
- Job 1:3Also, his possessions were seven thousand sheep, three thousand camels, five hundred yoke of oxen, five hundred female donkeys, and a very large household, so that this man was the greatest of all the people of the East.
- Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has grown feeble; She turns to flee, And fear has seized her. Anguish and sorrows have taken her like a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 6:25Do not go out into the field, Nor walk by the way. Because of the sword of the enemy, Fear is on every side.
- Jeremiah 20:3And it happened on the next day that Pashhur brought Jeremiah out of the stocks. Then Jeremiah said to him, “The Lord has not called your name Pashhur, but Magor-Missabib.
- Jeremiah 46:5Why have I seen them dismayed and turned back? Their mighty ones are beaten down; They have speedily fled, And did not look back, For fear was all around,” says 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
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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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