Jeremiah 49:32

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

30Flee! Scatter far! Stay low, inhabitants of Hazor!” It is a declaration of Adonai. “For King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylon has taken counsel against you, and devised a plan against you. 31Arise, go up against a nation at ease, dwelling securely,” says Adonai. “They have no gates or bars; they dwell alone. Their camels will become plunder, their many cattle a spoil. I will scatter to all the winds those who shave the edges. I bring their calamity from every side.” It is a declaration of Adonai. 33“Hazor will be a lair of jackals, a desolation forever— no one will abide there, nor any son of man dwell there.” 34The word of Adonai that came to the prophet Jeremiah about Elam, at the beginning of the reign of King Zedekiah of Judah, saying,

Jeremiah 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 49:29They will take away their tents and their flocks. They will carry away their curtains, all their gear and their camels. They will cry out against them, ‘Terror on every side!’
• Jeremiah 49:36I will bring upon Elam the four winds from the four quarters of heaven, and will scatter them to all those winds. There will be no nation where the dispersed of Elam will not go.
• Deuteronomy 28:64“Adonai will scatter you among all peoples from the one end of the earth to the other, and there you will serve other gods—wood and stone—that you and your fathers have not known.
• Ezekiel 5:10Therefore the fathers will eat the sons in your midst, and sons will eat their fathers. I will execute judgments on you and I will scatter the remainder of you to all the winds.
• Ezekiel 12:14I will disperse toward every wind all that surround him to help him and all his troops. I will draw out the sword after them.
• Jeremiah 25:23Dedan, Tema, Buz, and all who shave the corners;

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

Topics related to Jeremiah 49:32

• Nebuchadnezzar

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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