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Jeremiah 49:32
32Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction,” says 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 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. Their camels and other livestock will all be yours. I will scatter to the winds these people who live in remote places. I will bring calamity upon them from every direction,” says the Lord. 33“Hazor will be inhabited by jackals, and it will be desolate forever. No one will live there; no one will inhabit it.” 34This message concerning Elam came to the prophet Jeremiah from the Lord at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah.
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 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 49:36I will bring enemies from all directions, and I will scatter the people of Elam to the four winds. They will be exiled to countries around the world.
- Deuteronomy 28:64For the Lord will scatter you among all the nations from one end of the earth to the other. There you will worship foreign gods that neither you nor your ancestors have known, gods made of wood and stone!
- Ezekiel 5:10Parents will eat their own children, and children will eat their parents. I will punish you and scatter to the winds the few who survive.
- Ezekiel 12:14I will scatter his servants and warriors to the four winds and send the sword after them.
- Jeremiah 9:26the Egyptians, Edomites, Ammonites, Moabites, the people who live in the desert in remote places, and yes, even the people of Judah. And like all these pagan nations, the people of Israel also have uncircumcised hearts.”
- Jeremiah 25:23I gave it to Dedan, Tema, and Buz, and to the people who live in distant places.
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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