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Jeremiah 49:29
29Their 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!’
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“And I will set fire to the walls of Damascus that will burn up the palaces of Ben-hadad.” 28This message was given concerning Kedar and the kingdoms of Hazor, which were attacked by King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon. This is what the Lord says: “Advance against Kedar! Destroy the warriors from the East! 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!’ 30Run for your lives,” says the Lord. “Hide yourselves in deep caves, you people of Hazor, for King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has plotted against you and is preparing to destroy you. 31“Go up and attack that complacent nation,” says the Lord. “Its people live alone in the desert without walls or gates.
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 120:5How I suffer in far-off Meshech. It pains me to live in distant Kedar.
- Isaiah 13:20Babylon will never be inhabited again. It will remain empty for generation after generation. Nomads will refuse to camp there, and shepherds will not bed down their sheep.
- Isaiah 60:7The flocks of Kedar will be given to you, and the rams of Nebaioth will be brought for my altars. I will accept their offerings, and I will make my Temple glorious.
- Jeremiah 4:20Waves of destruction roll over the land, until it lies in complete desolation. Suddenly my tents are destroyed; in a moment my shelters are crushed.
- Jeremiah 10:20My home is gone, and no one is left to help me rebuild it. My children have been taken away, and I will never see them again.
- Habakkuk 3:7I see the people of Cushan in distress, and the nation of Midian trembling in terror.
- Genesis 37:25Then, just as they were sitting down to eat, they looked up and saw a caravan of camels in the distance coming toward them. It was a group of Ishmaelite traders taking a load of gum, balm, and aromatic resin from Gilead down to Egypt.
- Judges 6:5These enemy hordes, coming with their livestock and tents, were as thick as locusts; they arrived on droves of camels too numerous to count. And they stayed until the land was stripped bare.
- Judges 7:12The armies of Midian, Amalek, and the people of the east had settled in the valley like a swarm of locusts. Their camels were like grains of sand on the seashore—too many to count!
- Judges 8:21Then Zebah and Zalmunna said to Gideon, “Be a man! Kill us yourself!” So Gideon killed them both and took the royal ornaments from the necks of their camels.
- 1 Chronicles 5:20They cried out to God during the battle, and he answered their prayer because they trusted in him. So the Hagrites and all their allies were defeated.
- Job 1:3He owned 7,000 sheep, 3,000 camels, 500 teams of oxen, and 500 female donkeys. He also had many servants. He was, in fact, the richest person in that entire area.
- Jeremiah 49:24Damascus has become feeble, and all her people turn to flee. Fear, anguish, and pain have gripped her as they grip a woman in labor.
- Jeremiah 6:25Don’t go out to the fields! Don’t travel on the roads! The enemy’s sword is everywhere and terrorizes us at every turn!
- Jeremiah 20:3The next day, when Pashhur finally released him, Jeremiah said, “Pashhur, the Lord has changed your name. From now on you are to be called ‘The Man Who Lives in Terror.’
- Jeremiah 46:5But what do I see? The Egyptian army flees in terror. The bravest of its fighting men run without a backward glance. They are terrorized at every turn,” 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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